Night of the Hunter, The  /  DVD-Video
Standard 1.33:1 B&W  /  Production Year: 1955  /  Region 1

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Select Product View: General Info Empire Reviews 1 Customer Comments Suggestions Used Product Box Cover Screen Shots Email a Friend Overall Rating: 4 out of 5, including 1 review Add your comments on this Title. Synopsis "Compelling, frightening andibeautiful… One of theigreatest of all American films!" - Roger Ebert A tall, handsome "preacher" - his knuckles eerily tattooed with "love" and "hate" - roams the countryside, spreading the gospel... and leaving a trail of murdered women in his wake. To Reverend Harry Powell (Robert Mitchum), the work of the Lord has more to do with condemning souls than saving them, especially when his own interests are involved. Now his sights are set on $10,000 - and two little children are the only ones who know where it is. "Chill...dren!" the preacher croons to the terrified boy and girl hiding in the cold, dark cellar... innocent young lambs who refuse to be led astray. "A finely acted, imaginatively directed chiller with brooding power" (Variety), The Night Of The Hunter stars Mitchum in the most daring and critically acclaimed performance of his career. Spellbinding, ominous, and hauntingly suspenseful, this extraordinary film noir classic remains "one of the most frightening movies ever made" (Pauline Kael). Cast & Crew Actors:  • Robert Mitchum  • Shelley Winters  • Peter Graves  • Lillian Gish  • Evelyn Varden  • Sally Jane Bruce  • Gloria Castilo  • James Gleason  • Don Beddoe  • Billy Chapin Writers:  • James Agee Producers:  • Paul Gregory Directors:  • Charles Laughton Product Information Features: Original Theatrical Trailer Collectible Booklet Video: Standard 1.33:1 B&W Audio: (more info) ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC] FRENCH: Dolby Digital Mono Subtitles: English, French Studio: MGM / UA Production Year: 1955 Release Date: 1/25/2000 Length: 93 mins Rating: NR Chapters: 32 Packaging: Keep Case Number of Discs: 1 Disc: SS-SL Item Code: 907994 UPC Code: 027616799425 Browsei Category: Movies Genre: Thrillers, AFI Top 100, Classics, Cult Film / TV, Horror Bargains: Under $11 Studios: MGM / UA Customers who bought this Title also bought Killing, The  DVD-Video Reviews Overall Rating: 4 out of 5, including 1 review Add your comments on this Title. Customer Review A Great Must-Have Movie for the Collection - 4 out of 5  (11/16/2002) The transfer of film to DVD is quite good, and the sound is all one can expect of a 1955 film. It does not have much in the way of features, but any old film divided into chapters is acceptible to me. In terms of the quality of the product put forth in Laughton's sole directorial effort, it is superb. The use of light and dark contrasts is in a league with Citizen Kane, and the artist composition of scenes is so stunning that I frequently take the film out just to see the art of it. Th   more >>