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The Night of the HunterFollow

1955 • Not Rated • 1h 32m • Crime, Drama, Thriller • United Artists

It’s a hard world for little things.

🍅 93% 90% MC 97 LB 4.26 IMDb 7.9

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Directed byCharles Laughton ScreenplayJames Agee, Charles Laughton Produced byPaul Gregory CinematographyStanley Cortez Music byWalter Schumann StarringRobert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Gleason, Evelyn Varden StudioUnited Artists

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