Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Other uniform titles: | Agee, James, 1909-1955,
Gregory, Paul, 1920-
Laughton, Charles, 1899-1962,
Mitchum, Robert,
Winters, Shelley,
Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993,
Gleason, James, 1886-1959,
Varden, Evelyn, 1893-1958,
Graves, Peter, 1926-2010,
Beddoe, Don,
Chapin, Billy,
Bruce, Sally Jane,
Castillo, Gloria, 1933-1978
Schumann, Walter, 1913-1958,
Cortez, Stanley,
Brown, Hilyard,
Golden, Robert S.,
Spencer, Alfred E.,
Bos, Jerry,
Grubb, Davis, 1919-1980. Night of the hunter.
Sanders, Terry,
Gitt, Robert, 1941-
Feeney, F. X., 1953-
Jones, Preston Neal,
Callow, Simon, 1949-
Maltin, Leonard,
Rafferty, Terrence,
Sragow, Michael,
Ed Sullivan show (Television program)
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| Other authors / contributors: | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, production company.
Paul Gregory Productions, presenter, production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor.
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| ISBN: | 9781604658231
1604658231
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| Physical medium: | Blu-ray 4 3/4 in.
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| Sound characteristics: | digital optical mono Dolby Digital 1.0
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| Video characteristics: | laser optical NTSC
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| Digital file characteristics: | video file Blu-Ray region A
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| Notes: | From the novel by Davis Grubb.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1955.
Special features: Disc 1: Commentary (by second-unit director Terry Sanders, film archivist Robert Gitt, film critic F.X. Feeney, and author Preston Neal Jones); The making of "The night of the hunter"; Simon Callow on Charles Laughton (interview with author Simon Callow); Moving pictures (15-minute documentary originally boradcast in 1995); The Ed Sullivan Show (excerpt from the September 25, 1955 episode in which cast members perform a deleted scene); Stanley Cortez (interview with the director of photography); Davis Grubb sketches (photo gallery); Theatrical trailer. Disc 2: Introduction (to the film by film archivist Robert Gitt and film critic Leonard Maltin); Charles Laughton directs "The night of the hunter" (a 2 1/2 hour treasure trove of outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage). Booklet features essays by critics Terrence Rafferty and Michael Sragow.
Music by Walter Schumann ; photography by Stanley Cortez ; art direction by Hilyard Brown ; film editor, Robert Golden ; set decoration, Al Spencer ; wardrobe, Jerry Bos.
Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Gleason, Evelyn Varden, Peter Graves, Don Beddoe, Billy Chapin, Sally Jane Bruce, Gloria Castilo.
Blu-ray, region A, widescreen (1.66:1); requires Blu-ray player; monaural.
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| Summary: | A demented preacher stalks two young children, a brother and sister, because he is certain they know where their late bank-robbing father hid his money. Graced by images of eerie beauty and a sneaky sense of humor, this is an ethereal, expressionistic American classic.
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| Standard no.: | 715515113618
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| Publisher's no.: | CC2347BD The Criterion Collection
CC2347BD-1 The Criterion Collection
CC2347BD-2 The Criterion Collection
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