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Title:
The night of the hunter [BLU-RAY] / Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; Paul Gregory Productions presents ; screen play by James Agee ; produced by Paul Gregory ; directed by Charles Laughton.
ISBN:
9781604658231
Edition:
Two-disc Blu-ray special edition.
Publication Information:
[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2014]
©2014
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (93 min.) : Blu-ray, sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
This Blu-ray disc requires a Blu-ray player will not play in standard DVD players.
From the novel by Davis Grubb.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1955.
Special features: Disc 1: Commentary (by 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"; Simon Callow on Charles Laughton (interview with author Simon Callow); Moving pictures (15-minute documentary originally boradcast in 1995); The Ed Sullivan Show (excerpt from the September 25, 1955 episode in which cast members perform a deleted scene); Stanley Cortez (interview with the director of photography); Davis Grubb sketches (photo gallery); Theatrical trailer. Disc 2: Introduction (to the film by film archivist Robert Gitt and film critic Leonard Maltin); Charles Laughton directs "The night of the hunter" (a 2 1/2 hour treasure trove of outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage). Booklet features essays by critics Terrence Rafferty and Michael Sragow.
Blu-ray, region A, widescreen (1.66:1); requires Blu-ray player; monaural.
Summary:
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.
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Performer:
Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Gleason, Evelyn Varden, Peter Graves, Don Beddoe, Billy Chapin, Sally Jane Bruce, Gloria Castilo.
Production Credits:
Music by Walter Schumann ; photography by Stanley Cortez ; art direction by Hilyard Brown ; film editor, Robert Golden ; set decoration, Al Spencer ; wardrobe, Jerry Bos.
OCLC Number:
ocn870772029
Availability:
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