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The Night of the Hunter (1955)

Original title: the night of the hunter
Production: USA|92 min| black and white
Thriller, Dramatic, Noir
Poster of movie The Night of the Hunter
a religious fanatic marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.

Origin of the subject

dal libro: la morte corre sul fiume (1953, Davis Grubb)

Direction

Charles LaughtonCharles Laughton: regista

Production and Screenplay

Charles LaughtonCharles Laughton: sceneggiatore
James AgeeJames Agee: sceneggiatore
Paul Gregory: produttore

Interpreters and Characters

Gloria CastilloGloria Castillo(età:22)
(Ruby)
Robert MitchumRobert Mitchum(età:38)
(harry powell)
Billy ChapinBilly Chapin(età:12)
(john harper)
Lillian GishLillian Gish(età:59)
(rachel cooper)
James GleasonJames Gleason(età:73)
(birdie steptoe)
Peter GravesPeter Graves(età:30)
(ben harper)
Evelyn Varden
(icey spoon)
Don BeddoeDon Beddoe(età:52)
(walt spoon)
Shelley WintersShelley Winters(età:35)
(willa harper)
Sally Jane BruceSally Jane Bruce(età:7)
(pearl harper)
George Ii Wallace
James GriffithJames Griffith(età:39)
John HamiltonJohn Hamilton(età:68)
Paul BryarPaul Bryar(età:45)
Frank MillsFrank Mills(età:64)
Frances MorrisFrances Morris(età:47)
Roy EngelRoy Engel(età:42)
King Mojave(età:55)
James Stone(età:57)
Gloria Pall(età:28)
Corey Allen (regista)(età:21)
Jack Perry(età:60)
Edna HollandEdna Holland(età:60)
John DennisJohn Dennis(età:30)
Phil SchumacherPhil Schumacher(età:46)
Ann Kunde(età:60)
Thomas Martin
Glen Walters(età:54)
Charles SullivanCharles Sullivan(età:56)
Bert Spencer(età:44)
Cheryl Callaway(età:9)
Mike RaganMike Ragan(età:37)
Nora Bush(età:80)
Alexander Campbell(età:67)
Michael Chapin(età:19)
Mary Ellen clemons(età:12)
Jean Ransome(età:65)
Noble 'kid' ChissellNoble 'kid' Chissell(età:50)
Rudy GermaneRudy Germane(età:45)
Robert Robinson(età:52)
Edwin RochelleEdwin Rochelle(età:49)
ManOscar Blank(età:57)
Lucile Sewall(età:67)
Kathy GarverKathy Garver(età:10)
Joe Hinds(età:74)
Kay Lavelle(età:66)

Technical staff

Stanley CortezStanley Cortez: direttore della fotografia
ManHilyard M.brown: scenografo
ManRobert Golden: montatore
Kay Shea: parrucchiere
Walter Schumann: musiche
Don L. cash: truccatore
Alfred E. spencer: arredatore
Millie Gusse: casting

Voices and Dubbing

Version Italia(1955)

Dhia CristianiDhia Cristiani Voice of Shelley Winters
Wanda TettoniWanda Tettoni Voice of Evelyn Varden
Emilio CigoliEmilio Cigoli Voice of Peter Graves
Giulio PanicaliGiulio Panicali Voice of Robert Mitchum
Amilcare PettinelliAmilcare Pettinelli Voice of Don Beddoe
Lauro GazzoloLauro Gazzolo Voice of James Gleason
Flaminia JandoloFlaminia Jandolo Voice of Gloria Castillo
Lydia SimoneschiLydia Simoneschi Voice of Lillian Gish