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The Night of the Hunter

Movie · 1955 · 89 min

A dreamlike, menacing fairy tale that drifts between lyrical beauty and genuine dread, leaving a lingering chill.

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1955 film by Charles Laughton
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Year
1955
Runtime
89 min
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • survival
  • faith
  • deception
  • guilt
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, film noir, crime thriller
Directed by
Charles Laughton
Written by
Charles Laughton, James Agee, Davis Grubb
Starring
Lillian Gish, Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Peter Graves, James Gleason, Don Beddoe, James Griffith, Billy Chapin
Music
Walter Schumann
Cinematography
Stanley Cortez
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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