The Night of the Hunter
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, 2010.
Format: DVD
Edition: Criterion.
Description: 2 videodiscs (93 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet
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.
Series: Criterion collection ; 541.
Other Authors:
Laughton, Charles, 1899-1962.
Agee, James, 1909-1955.
Gregory, Paul, 1920-2015.
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.
Naughton, Stanford.
Rabin, Jack.
DeWitt, Louis.
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Grubb, Davis, 1919-1980. Night of the hunter.
UCLA Film and Television Archive.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Paul Gregory Productions.
United Artists Corporation.
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Laughton, Charles, 1899-1962.
Agee, James, 1909-1955.
Gregory, Paul, 1920-2015.
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.
Naughton, Stanford.
Rabin, Jack.
DeWitt, Louis.
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Grubb, Davis, 1919-1980. Night of the hunter.
UCLA Film and Television Archive.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Paul Gregory Productions.
United Artists Corporation.
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Contents:
Disc 1. Feature -- Special features: Commentary with 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' documentary; 'Moving pictures' documentary; 'Stanley Cortez' interview; 'Simon Callow on Charles Laughton' interview; 'The Ed Sullivan Show' excerpt from the September 25, 1955 episode; Davis Grubb sketches ; Disc 2. Charles Laughton directs 'The night of the hunter, ' a two and a half hour compilation of outtakes and behind the scenes footage -- Introduction by Robert Gitt and Leonard Maltin ; Booklet: 'Holy terror, ' essay by Terrence Rafferty -- 'Downriver and heavenward with James Agee, ' essay by Michael Sragow.
Subjects:
Grubb, Davis, 1919-1980 -- Film adaptations.
Night of the hunter (Motion picture)
Stalkers -- Drama.
Brothers and sisters -- Drama.
Ex-convicts -- Drama.
Murder -- Drama.
Impostors and imposture -- Drama.
Grubb, Davis, 1919-1980 -- Film adaptations.
Night of the hunter (Motion picture)
Stalkers -- Drama.
Brothers and sisters -- Drama.
Ex-convicts -- Drama.
Murder -- Drama.
Impostors and imposture -- Drama.
Target Audience: Rating: Not rated.
ISBN:
9781604653502
UPC: 715515064613
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
DVD DRAMA Night | Main (Downtown) | First Level, DVD | In |
Videorecording.
Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Gleason.
DVD, wide screen.
Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Gleason.
DVD, wide screen.