Where to watch The Night of the Hunter in the United States
The Night of the Hunter (1955) is available to watch for free on Kanopy. Also available to stream on fuboTV.
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You can watch The Night of the Hunter (1955) for free on Kanopy, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
Expressionist shadows and distorted perspectives turn this Depression-era thriller into a haunting, storybook nightmare. A predatory preacher with religious slogans tattooed on his knuckles stalks two children through a landscape of folk-horror dread.
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Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, Billy Chapin, Sally Jane Bruce, James Gleason, Evelyn Varden, Don Beddoe, Peter Graves, James Griffith
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The Night of the Hunter
You can watch The Night of the Hunter (1955) for free on Kanopy, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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7.9/10
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Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, Billy Chapin, Sally Jane Bruce, James Gleason, Evelyn Varden, Don Beddoe, Peter Graves, James Griffith
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