The Night of the Hunter (film, 1955)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:film
gptkbp:AFI100Years100Thrills ranked #34
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:The_Night_of_the_Hunter_(novel,_1953)
gptkbp:boxOfficeGross $795,000 (approximate)
gptkbp:budget $795,000
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Stanley_Cortez
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticalReception mixed at release, acclaimed later
gptkbp:director gptkb:Charles_Laughton
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:United_Artists
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Robert_Golden
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:California
gptkbp:genre drama
film noir
thriller
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Night of the Hunter (film, 1955)
gptkbp:influenced many later filmmakers, including the Coen brothers and Martin Scorsese
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:John_Harper
gptkb:Pearl_Harper
gptkb:Rachel_Cooper
gptkb:Reverend_Harry_Powell
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Walter_Schumann
gptkbp:notableFor expressionistic cinematography
Charles Laughton's only film as director
Robert Mitchum's performance as Reverend Harry Powell
gptkbp:posterArtist gptkb:Reynold_Brown
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:United_States_National_Film_Registry
gptkbp:producer gptkb:Paul_Gregory
gptkbp:releaseYear 1955
gptkbp:runtime 92 minutes
gptkbp:screenwriter gptkb:James_Agee
gptkbp:setInPeriod gptkb:Great_Depression
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Robert_Mitchum
gptkb:Shelley_Winters
gptkb:Lillian_Gish
gptkb:Billy_Chapin
gptkb:Sally_Jane_Bruce
gptkbp:theme good vs evil
religious fanaticism
childhood innocence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Davis_Grubb
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6