The Night of the Hunter (film)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:film
gptkbp:AFI100 gptkb:AFI's_100_Years...100_Thrills
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:The_Night_of_the_Hunter_(novel)
gptkbp:boxOfficeGross commercial failure at release
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Stanley_Cortez
gptkbp:colorProcess black-and-white
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticalReception acclaimed as a classic
gptkbp:director gptkb:Charles_Laughton
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:United_Artists
gptkbp:enemyOf gptkb:Harry_Powell
gptkbp:genre drama
film noir
thriller
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Night of the Hunter (film)
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:German_Expressionism
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Walter_Schumann
gptkbp:notableFor Charles Laughton's only film as director
gptkbp:notableScene Robert Mitchum's 'LOVE' and 'HATE' knuckle tattoos
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:United_States_National_Film_Registry
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:Paul_Gregory_Productions
gptkbp:releaseYear 1955
gptkbp:restored gptkb:Criterion_Collection
gptkbp:runtime 92 minutes
gptkbp:screenwriter gptkb:James_Agee
gptkbp:setInPeriod gptkb:Great_Depression
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:Evelyn_Varden
gptkb:Sally_Jane_Bruce
gptkbp:theme good vs evil
religious fanaticism
childhood innocence
gptkbp:villainPortrayedBy gptkb:Robert_Mitchum
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Night_of_the_Hunter_(novel)
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