The Night of the Hunter (1955)
1h 33m 7.4/10 IMDb
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
Director: Charles Laughton
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, Billy Chapin, Sally Jane Bruce
Content Warnings
Identity & Discrimination
Religious persecution
Mental Health & Emotional
Death of a parent Grief / bereavement (major focus)
Other
Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Kidnapping / abduction
Phobias & Sensory
Drowning / underwater scenes
Violence & Physical Harm
Child abuse / harm to children Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Gun violence
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