Considered by critics and film lovers everywhere to be one of most the beautiful films ever made, this mystical slice of Americana noir is the perfect choice for March’s “Spectacle” screening, our series that celebrates cinematic eye candy.
Robert Mitchum is beyond terrifying as a serial-killing preacher in the Deep South who roams the countryside, spreading the gospel… and leaving a trail of murdered women in his wake. Now his sights are set on $10,000 – and two little children are the only ones who know where it is.
With a striking Southern Gothic atmosphere and stunning black-and-white imagery that will burn itself into your brain, Charles Laughton’s lone directorial departure is a gorgeously twisted masterpiece.
Also starring Shelley Winters and silent film queen Lillian Gish, and with a marvelous score by Walter Schumann, “The Night of the Hunter” is an American classic worthy of watching on the silver screen.
