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The night of the hunter /

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A demented preacher stalks two young children, a brother and sister, because he is certain they know where their late bank-robbing father hid his money. Graced by images of eerie beauty and a sneaky sense of humor, this is an ethereal, expressionistic American classic.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Night of the hunter (Motion picture)
Other Authors: Agee, James, 1909-1955 (Screenwriter), Mitchum, Robert (Actor), Winters, Shelley (Actor), Chapin, Billy (Actor), Bruce, Sally Jane (Actor), Graves, Peter, 1926-2010 (Actor), Grubb, Davis, 1919-1980
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Metro Goldwyn Mayer, [2014]
Subjects:
Grubb, Davis, > 1919-1980.
Grubb, Davis, > 1919-1980
Clergy > Drama.
Stalkers > Drama.
Siblings > Drama.
Bank robberies > Drama.
Bank robberies
Siblings
Clergy
Stalkers
Action and adventure films
Drama
Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Action and adventure films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Films d'aventures.
Adaptations cinématographiques.
Films de fiction.
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Description
Summary:A demented preacher stalks two young children, a brother and sister, because he is certain they know where their late bank-robbing father hid his money. Graced by images of eerie beauty and a sneaky sense of humor, this is an ethereal, expressionistic American classic.
Item Description:From the novel by Davis Grubb.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1955.
Physical Description:1 online resource (2 video files (93 min.)) : Blu-ray, sound, black and white
Production Credits:Music by Walter Schumann ; photography by Stanley Cortez ; art direction by Hilyard Brown ; film editor, Robert Golden ; set decoration, Al Spencer ; wardrobe, Jerry Bos.