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DVD

The night of the hunter

Call Number

  • DVD MYSTERY/THRILLER (CEN)

Edition

Widescreen version.

Languages

English dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Gleason, Evelyn Varden, Peter Graves, Don Beddoe.

Publication Information

[United States] : The Criterion Collection, 2010.

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (93 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (28 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

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.

Notes

Title from container.

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.

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