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The Night of the Hunter is a 1955 crime drama thriller film, directed by Charles Laughton, starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters and Lillian Gish.
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60 of 213 · most liked firstTonight’s movie: THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955), directed by Charles Laughton
neutral · AI labelView post →Alan Rickman walks onto that screen like Tyson entering the ring in his prime, a god in human form who knows it. "Who said we were terrorists?" made me positively giddy. He's up there with Robert Mitchum in The Night of the Hunter or Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs, a perfect movie villain
neutral · AI labelView post →THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER premiered on this day 70 years ago in Des Moines, Iowa, to negative reviews. As a result, it was the only film directed by Charles Laughton, truly unique in every way, and an utter masterpiece. A grim, poetic, fairy tale, slathered in beauty, suffused in American Gothic...
neutral · AI labelView post →1955 THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (Laughton) ⭐️⭐⭐⭐⭐ The greatest of one-off directorial efforts. Maybe Laughton lost interest, maybe he thought he could never top himself. Miraculous either way; a film with a completely different time zone. Nightmare logic from a child's subconscious. Also notable: Ordet
positive · AI labelView post →It’s Charles Laughton’s birthday. In his unique & brilliantly directed masterpiece The Night of The Hunter, he used a little person on a pony in this studio set to make it look like Robert Mitchum’s psychopathic preacher was further way than he looked (starts at 1.06). youtu.be/9PyNL2ahKwc?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight's viewing (as the rest of the family have never seen it) is The Night Of The Hunter, source of perhaps the greatest movie promo shot ever released.
neutral · AI labelView post →Cover of a first edition hardback of THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1953) by Davis Grubb, BOTD in 1919. Grubb's novel was adapted two years later into the classic film of the same name.
neutral · AI labelView post →Day 5 of the #NoirvemberChallenge - A #filmnoir you would show someone who's never seen one... The Night of the Hunter (1955) dir. Charles Laughton 🎬 Quite simply one of the best movies ever made! #Noirvember #filmsky #moviesky
positive · AI labelView post →The Night of the Hunter (1955) directed by Charles Laughton in his sole feature film directorial credit starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters and Lillian Gish. #FilmNoir #Noirvember
neutral · AI labelView post →My son gave me this Bible a few years back for Christmas I taught him at a young age to love black & white. Many kids today won't even give a film in black and white a chance. My son's favorite Film Noir is The Night of the Hunter.
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight’s movie selection is “The Night of the Hunter” (1955). I have a soft spot for Southern Gothic and the more noir the better. Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters. This only film solely directed by Charles Laughton
neutral · AI labelView post →#NowWatching The Night of the Hunter (1955) #Movies #Film #MovieSky #FilmSky
neutral · AI labelView post →My ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review of THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER boxd.it/bRxq2j Gorgeously constructed & framed, horror movie doubles as allegory of good vs evil. Mitchum creates one of cinema's most iconic villains & themes of religious hypocrisy still resonates. Visual poetry. #filmsky 📽 Criterion Collection 541
positive · AI labelView post →Watching THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER because it's a Christmas movie
neutral · AI labelView post →The Night of the Hunter the first and last film directed by Charles Laughton about those venerable American subjects fear, sex, money, and religion. A work of art, but also deeply troubling. Astonishing. I have lost count of the amount of times I have watched this remarkable film.
positive · AI labelView post →The Night of the Hunter (1955). #FilmNoir directed by Charles Laughton, director of photography was Stanley Cortez, who also shot Orson Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons. Cortez experimented with a new BW film- Kodak Tri-X. 📽️📷🐰 #HappyEaster #FilmSky #StanleyCortez
neutral · AI labelView post →Solid contender for best movie ever made. Everyone should check out one of the strangest and most Structural Cinema-coded of all making-of docs, Charles Laughton Directs The Night of the Hunter, which almost shot for shot shows Laughton working through the entire shoot.
positive · AI labelView post →Rewatched The Night of the Hunter the other day, and I don't know if there's a better movie when it comes to capturing fear as a child experiences it. That unease of living in a world that's bigger than you and that you don't yet really have words to explain.
positive · AI labelView post →High Sierra was so bad we had to do a double bill and follow it up with a sure fire cracker: The Night of the Hunter. A Christmas movie, as it turns out! But a very, very dark one. boxd.it/7MhKIv
positive · AI labelView post →I never posted this, but here's the film still studies I did on Saturday. Films studied: The Night of the Hunter, High and Low, and Stalker. Today we're researching and then drawing a new tarot card! See you in 10 mins on twitch! twitch.tv/carsondrewit
neutral · AI labelView post →PATREON SUPPORTERS - Our next film in The Light Fantastic is the extraordinary noir fairytale The Night of the Hunter, and you can read more about it here: www.patreon.com/posts/our-ne...
neutral · AI labelView post →One of the greatest classics is sort of a heartland gothic horror movie anyway: The Night of the Hunter with Robert Mitchum and Lillian Gish, and it's so beautiful (otherwise I'm too squeamish for horror, or rather I take in enough horror from the news to want more as entertainment).
positive · AI labelView post →From 1955, Charles Laughton, who will direct Lillian Gish in her first movie in eight years, greeted the star of the silent and sound eras of motion pictures at the Union Station on her arrival from New York. The film would be THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER
neutral · AI labelView post →Today @devilligan.bsky.social shared with us the beautiful film "The Night of the Hunter". In this regard, I could not help but make this sketch! 😄 @d3podcastshow.bsky.social #d3podcastshow #Dungeonsdragonsdramas #d3
neutral · AI labelView post →Only two things scared me more: The Night of the Hunter, and that kid from the Twilight Zone. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
neutral · AI labelView post →The Night of the Hunter (1955) Letterboxd: boxd.it/25HW #moviesky #filmsky The first and only movie by Charles Laughton, who up until that point was mainly known for his acting, was initially a commercial failure. However, over time, people realized just how brialliant it is.
neutral · AI labelView post →Last four films watched - Night Moves (1975), The Night of the Hunter (1955), Climate of the Hunter (2019), Nanny (2022) #films #lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday @letterboxd.social ❤️📽️🎥🎬 (One day I'll post this with no typos first go, but that is not today)
neutral · AI labelView post →Shocking scenes tonight as parents of a 17 month old went to A Cinema! To see A Film! By themselves! It was a 70th anniversary screening of The Night of The Hunter and I didn't like it that much except for the creepy little girl BUT that's besides the point! Had a wine in there and everything!
negative · AI labelView post →Frank Conniff for the Love of Psychotronic Film The icon of MST3K turns 69 today and we watch one of his favorite films, "The Night of the Hunter" (1955). psychotronicreview.com/2025/08/30/f...
neutral · AI labelView post →THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER turns 70 today. It’s a perfect movie.
positive · AI labelView post →Been a long time since I have seen this. #nowwatching The Night of the Hunter.
neutral · AI labelView post →This is as good as time as any to share that I'll be introducing the gorj new 4K restoration of THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (aka The Most Abby Movie of All Time) at Screenland on Nov. 9, and you should come.
positive · AI labelView post →44) U.S. high schools should have a film studies class and be made to watch THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955).
neutral · AI labelView post →This 1949 film was primarily directed by Meredith, his feature directorial debut, though Laughton directed several scenes himself. This notably made The Man on the Eiffel Tower the only film aside from The Night of the Hunter which Charles Laughton directed.
neutral · AI labelView post →We sang "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" in church today, and all I could think of was The Night of the Hunter. A good Mother's Day movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER is currently streaming on Criterion and you can read a slightly longer sample of this essay below. If you like what I do, please consider subscribing to my patreon. Love y'all <3 letterboxd.com/catelyn/film...
neutral · AI labelView post →Random Movie Recommendation Day 63: The Night of the Hunter (1955) Essential viewing. Robert Mitchum is terrifying. #FilmSky
positive · AI labelView post →#NW The Night of the Hunter (1955) Movie night with the Den of Degeneracy fam. 🖤 #Horror #HorrorFam #HorrorSky
neutral · AI labelView post →The Silhouettes in The Night Of the Hunter (1955) directed by Charles Laughton. #FilmSky #CharlesLaughton Such a shame it was his only directed film...
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight’s movie rewatch - The Night of the Hunter (on Prime) - a glorious gothic Deep South nightmare. Will never tire of its brilliance. Breathtaking.
positive · AI labelView post →I'm always surprised at the professed surprise of people who wonder why they never let Charles Laughton direct another movie after The Night of the Hunter. I mean, you've seen it, right?
negative · AI labelView post →"The dark adventure of the kids escaping Buddy is fascinating, at one point feeling like The Night Of The Hunter on Sesame Street. But, when you have a powerhouse actor like Milioti as your supposed lead, your audience is going to want to follow her..." boxd.it/g7axI7 #horrorsky #BuddyMovie
neutral · AI labelView post →Showed THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER to my film students. You could literally see them go from being somewhat bored, thinking it would be an outdated black-and-white film, to getting invested in the story as Robert Mitchum's menacing performance and Charles Laughton's outstanding direction drew them in.
positive · AI labelView post →Decided to treat myself this evening to a rewatch of THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955). Superb film and a fantastic performance from Robert Mitchum. #FilmSky
positive · AI labelView post →THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER is incredible. Robert Mitchum is the most sinister motherfucker ever. It is a horrific, downright evil, film that feels like a fairy tale. There’s so much charm and character. This is the sort of movie that makes you feel so many emotions, one right after the other. 🎃📽️
positive · AI labelView post →Without saying THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER, what is your favorite movie directed by Charles Laughton?
neutral · AI labelView post →These days I mostly only watch B&W films so it's impossible to pick, but if I must, then THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER Fav black and white film?
neutral · AI labelView post →“At once a road movie, a magic realist fable and an incisive portrait of the seldom-seen Iraq of the 1990s, The President’s Cake recalls both Abbas Kiarostami and The Night of the Hunter (1955)” @josephfahim.bsky.social reviews The President’s Cake, out now. www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
neutral · AI labelView post →Post one of the most haunting shots in movie history from a film made before the year 2000. The Night of the Hunter (1955)
neutral · AI labelView post →If you can recommend one black-and-white movie to someone who dislikes them, what would it be? 🖤 The Night of the Hunter (1955) #Filmsky #Moviesky
neutral · AI labelView post →The Night of the Hunter. 1955. This, Blade Runner & The Thing represent the holy-trifecta of the ‘flop-to-cinematic masterpiece’ film club. TNotH is one of the most unique film experiences in history — it balances Film Noir & Horror Adjacent. The *only* film Charles Laughton ever directed. #Filmsky
positive · AI labelView post →Share a horror movie title that begins with the letter N 🎥🖤 The Night of the Hunter (1955)
neutral · AI labelView post →#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky 15: A frog in a movie The Night of the Hunter (1955) dir. Charles Laughton
neutral · AI labelView post →The Night of the Hunter (1955). Has there ever been a better film done by someone that only directed one movie? Charles Laughton basically filmed this as a silent German Expressionist movie with sound in 1955. Few have ever been as terrifying as Robert Mitchum in this movie.
positive · AI labelView post →I love that movie. I adore that ending. I'm so glad to have had a chance to experience it with the smart and funny #folkhorrorfriday gang! But I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that @pauljessup.com's #horrorwatch tomorrow night is hosting an absolutely incredible movie: The Night of the Hunter!
positive · AI labelView post →In honor of Father's Day, some really bad movie dads and stepdads Robert Mitchum in THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955) Philippe Nahon in I STAND ALONE (1998) Terry O'Quinn in THE STEPFATHER (1987) James Mason in BIGGER THAN LIFE (1956)
neutral · AI labelView post →#NoirvemberChallenge 'The Night of the Hunter' (1955). Noir thriller. Starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters & Lillian Gish. directed and co-written by Charles Laughton. Scary & Powerful Poster...🎬 #Noirvember #Filmnoir
neutral · AI labelView post →THE NIGHT of the HUNTER (1955), the only film directed (beautifully) by Charles Laughton. #LillianGish #RobertMitchum #ShelleyWinters
neutral · AI labelView post →The Night of the Hunter. 1955. A reminder that Charles Laughton directed one movie, ever. And it wasn’t appreciated until years later because it was so far ahead of its time. A unique film experience and mandatory viewing. #filmsky
positive · AI labelView post →TRIVIA: 'The Night Of The Hunter' was the only film solely directed by and credited to the actor Charles Laughton. Laughton, in addition to Irving Allen and Burgess Meredith, directed the film 'The Man on the Eiffel Tower'; Meredith was the only director credited for the film. (IMDB) 🖤
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