The Night of the Hunter

Name: The Night of the Hunter
Director: Charles Laughton
Released: 1955

Charles Laughton

innocence vs corruption religious hypocrisy childhood vulnerability greed and materialism good vs evil

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Synopsis

In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

Year1955

CountryUsa

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