DVD
The night of the hunter [videorecording] / produced by Paul Gregory ; screenplay by James Agee ; directed by Charles Laughton.
Two children are stalked by a murdering psychopathic preacher who wants their father's stolen fortune.
Record details
- ISBN: 9786313849307 : DVD
- ISBN: 6313849302 : DVD
- Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (93 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Widescreen.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Criterion Collection, 2010.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Based on the novel by Davis Grubb. Originally released as a motion picture in 1955. Features: audio commentary featuring second-unit director Terry Sanders, film critic F. X. Feeney, archivist Robert Gitt, and author Preston Neal Jones; Charles Laughton directs "The night of the hunter," a two-and-a-half-hour treasure trove of outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage; new documentary featuring interviews with producer Paul Gregory, Sanders, Feeney, Jones, and author Jeffrey Couchman; new video interview with Laughton biographer Simon Callow; clip from "The Ed Sullivan show" in which cast members perform a scene deleted from the film; fifteen-minute episode of the BBC show "Moving pictures" about the film; archival interview with cinematographer Stanley Cortez; gallery of sketches by author Davis Grubb, author of the source novel; new videoconversation between Gitt and film critic Leonard Maltin about Charles Laughton directs; original theatrical trailer; booklet featuring essays by critics Terrence Rafferty and Michael Sragow. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Gleason, Evelyn Varden, Peter Graves. |
| Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| System Details Note: | DVDs, mono. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | For private home use only. |
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| Subject: | Murderers > Drama. Psychopaths > Drama. Religious fanaticism > Drama. Grubb, Davis, 1919-1980 > Film adaptations. |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Motion pictures) Film noir. Film adaptations. Fiction films. Feature films. |
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