The night of the hunter

The night of the hunter [videorecording] / produced by Paul Gregory ; directed by Charles Laughton. - DVD ed. - [United States] : The Criterion Collection, 2010. - 2 videodiscs (93 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (28 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.) - Criterion collection ; 541 . - Criterion collection. .

Originally release as a motion picture in 1955. Special features: Audio commentary ; Charles Laughton directs "The night of the hunter," a two-and-a-half-hour archival treasure trove of outtakes from the film ; new documentary ; clip for the Ed Sullivan show ; fifteen-minute episode of Moving pictures ; archival interview with Stanley Cortez ; gallery of sketches ; video conversation between Gitt and film critic Leonard Maltin ; original theatrical trailer ; booklet with essays by Terrence Rafferty and Michael Sragow. Title from container.

Charles Laughton, Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Agee.

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.

Not rated.


DVD, widescreen, aspect ratio (1.66:1), monaural.


English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

1604653507 9781604653502

715515064613

CC1956D The Criterion Collection


Ex-convicts--Drama.
Impostors and imposture--Drama.
Murder--Drama.
Stalkers--Drama.


Detective and mystery films.
Feature films.
Film noir.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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