The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
It’s a hard world for little things.
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
- Released: 1955-07-26
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Runtime: 1h 33m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.9/10 from 1,908 votes
Directed by Charles Laughton.
Top cast
- Robert Mitchum as Preacher Harry Powell
- Shelley Winters as Willa Harper
- Lillian Gish as Rachel Cooper
- Billy Chapin as John Harper
- Sally Jane Bruce as Pearl Harper
- James Gleason as Uncle Birdie Steptoe
- Evelyn Varden as Icey Spoon
- Don Beddoe as Walt Spoon
- Peter Graves as Ben Harper
- James Griffith as District Attorney
Where to watch The Night of the Hunter
- United States: stream on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Criterion Channel, MGM Plus; watch free on Kanopy, Fawesome, YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on MGM Plus Amazon Channel; watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
- India: stream on MGM Plus Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video
- Canada: stream on Criterion Channel, MGM Amazon Channel; watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on MGM Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
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