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The Night of the Hunter

Details: 1955, USA, Drama, cert 15, 93 mins, Dir: Charles Laughton
With: Lillian Gish, Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters
Summary: Robert Mitchum stars as the psychopathic preacher - with LOVE and HATE tattooed on his knuckles - in this 1930s story of salvation for the souls of innocent children.

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The Guardian
Jonathan Romney: Re-release of the week.
The Observer
Philip French: Posterity has endorsed the risk director Laughton took. This is arguably Robert Mitchum's greatest performance.


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