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The Night of the Hunter (1955)

Original title: the night of the hunter
Production: USA|92 min| black and white
Dramatic, Thriller, 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

Characters and Interpreters

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