Aside from Robert Mitchum's unsettling depiction of a psychopath, this movie is a beautiful, eerie noir parable that seems to thrive the more maudlin and exaggerated it gets.
This review of The Night of the Hunter (1955) was written by David M on 08 Aug 2012.
The Night of the Hunter has generally received very positive reviews.
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