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The Night of the Hunter

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From the liner notes

The Night of the Hunter—incredibly, the only film the great actor Charles Laughton ever directed—is truly a standalone masterwork. A horror movie with qualities of a Grimm fairy tale, it stars a sublimely sinister Robert Mitchum as a traveling preacher named Harry Powell (he of the tattooed knuckles), whose nefarious motives for marrying a fragile widow, played by Shelley Winters are uncovered by her terrified young children. Graced by images of eerie beauty and a sneaky sense of humor, this ethereal, expressionistic American classic—also featuring the contributions of actress Lillian Gish and writer James Agee—is cinema's quirkiest rendering of the battle between good and evil.

Review

This enigmatic suspense thriller is the distinguished actor Laughton's sole directorial effort; and he succeeds magnificently. A dreamlike, disturbing fable in which two children are pursued by a madman, The Night of the Hunter is full of haunting images. The psychotic preacher with L–O–V–E and H–A–T–E tattooed on his knuckles is chillingly portrayed by Mitchum and the black–and–white cinematography is incredibly lyrical.

Product Format Information

DVD : $35.99 (2-disc set)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Region Code: 1
UPC: 715515064613
ISBN: 9781604653502
Catalog #: DV1133032

Studio : Criterion

Languages: English Mono (Primary)
Aspect Ratio: 1.66
Features:
Audio commentary: Featuring assistant director Terry Sanders, film critic F. X. Feeney, archivist Robert Gitt, and author Preston Neal Jones
Outtakes: Charles Laughton Directs "The Night of the Hunter"—a two–and–a–half–hour archival treasure trove of outtakes from the film
Interview(s): With producer Paul Gregory, Sanders, Jones, and author Jeffrey Couchman
Documentaries: Interviews with Simon Callow, author of Charles Laughton: A Difficult Actor
Clip from the The Ed Sullivan Show, in which cast members perform live a scene that was deleted from the film
Short film: Fifteen-minute episode of the BBC show Moving Pictures about the film
Interview(s): Archival interview with cinematographer Stanley Cortez
Photo gallery: Sketches by author Davis Grubb
Interview(s): New video conversation between Gitt and film critic Leonard Maltin about Charles Laughton Directs “The Night of the Hunter”
Booklet: Featuring essays by critics Terrence Rafferty and Michael Sragow
Original theatrical trailer

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Blu-ray : $44.99 (2-disc set)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Region Code: 1
UPC: 715515064514
ISBN: 9781604653496
Catalog #: DB1133033

Studio : Criterion

Languages: English Mono (Primary)
Aspect Ratio: 1.66
Features:
Audio commentary: Featuring assistant director Terry Sanders, film critic F. X. Feeney, archivist Robert Gitt, and author Preston Neal Jones
Outtakes: Charles Laughton Directs "The Night of the Hunter"—a two–and–a–half–hour archival treasure trove of outtakes from the film
Documentaries: With producer Paul Gregory, Sanders, Jones, and author Jeffrey Couchman
Interview(s): Interviews with Simon Callow, author of Charles Laughton: A Difficult Actor
Clip from the The Ed Sullivan Show, in which cast members perform live a scene that was deleted from the film
Short film: Fifteen-minute episode of the BBC show Moving Pictures about the film
Interview(s): Archival interview with cinematographer Stanley Cortez
Photo gallery: Sketches by author Davis Grubb
Interview(s): New video conversation between Gitt and film critic Leonard Maltin about Charles Laughton Directs “The Night of the Hunter”
Booklet: Featuring essays by critics Terrence Rafferty and Michael Sragow
Original theatrical trailer