The Night of the Hunter

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:film
gptkbp:AFI100YearsThrills 34
gptkbp:author gptkb:Davis_Grubb
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:The_Night_of_the_Hunter_(novel)
gptkbp:boxOfficeGross commercial failure at release
gptkbp:character gptkb:John_Harper
gptkb:Harry_Powell
gptkb:Pearl_Harper
gptkb:Rachel_Cooper
gptkb:Willa_Harper
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Stanley_Cortez
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticalReception acclaimed in later years
mixed at release
gptkbp:director gptkb:Charles_Laughton
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:United_Artists
gptkbp:genre drama
film noir
thriller
gptkbp:homeMediaRelease Criterion Collection release
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Night of the Hunter
gptkbp:influenced many filmmakers
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Walter_Schumann
gptkbp:notableFor cult classic status
Robert Mitchum's performance
expressionistic cinematography
only film directed by Charles Laughton
gptkbp:preservationYear 1992
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:United_States_National_Film_Registry
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:Paul_Gregory_Productions
gptkbp:releaseYear 1955
gptkbp:runtime 92 minutes
gptkbp:screenwriter gptkb:James_Agee
gptkbp:setting gptkb:West_Virginia
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Peter_Graves
gptkb:Robert_Mitchum
gptkb:Shelley_Winters
gptkb:Lillian_Gish
gptkb:James_Gleason
gptkb:Billy_Chapin
gptkb:Don_Beddoe
gptkb:Evelyn_Varden
gptkb:Sally_Jane_Bruce
gptkbp:theme gptkb:family
corruption
good vs evil
religious fanaticism
childhood innocence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Charles_Lane
gptkb:Charles_Laughton
gptkb:Robert_Mitchum
gptkb:Shelley_Winters
gptkb:Lillian_Gish
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5