Night of the Hunter (TV 1991)

A false preacher ingratiates himself with a dead man's family to find where he hid the money from a robbery.

Director:

David Greene

Writers:

Davis Grubb (novel), Edmond Stevens (teleplay)

Stars:

Richard Chamberlain, Diana Scarwid, Amy Bebout

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Chamberlain	...	Harry Powell
Diana Scarwid	...	Willa Harper
Amy Bebout	...	Pearl Harper
Reid Binion	...	John Harper
Ray McKinnon	...	Ben Harper
Mary Nell Santacroce	...	Mrs. Spoon
Burgess Meredith	...	Birdy
Ed Grady	...	Walt
Joe Inscoe	...	Lieutenant
Bobby McLamb	...	Parson
Rich Valliere	...	Store Owner
George Nannarello	...	Bingo Caller
Jeffrey Pillars	...	Mechanic (as Jeff Pillars)
Pat Hall	...	Pentecostal Witness
Dick Olsen	...	Fire Chief

Storyline

A false preacher ingratiates himself with a dead man's family to find where he hid the money from a robbery.

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Plot Keywords:

preacher | children in peril | treasure | remake | murder | 

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Taglines:

He brought God to the community and terror to an innocent family [Video]

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 May 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Nacht des Jägers

Company Credits

Production Co:

Konigsberg/Sanitsky Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

At the beginning of the second sequence in the doll factory, when Mrs. Spon approaches Willa to tell her it's lunchtime.

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Connections

Version of The Night of the Hunter (1955)

User Reviews

It's a generational problem.......

We LOVE Robert Mitchum, so any remake of his movies will have tough shoes to fill. I never even KNEW there was a remake until seeing it in a video store. It was, as most remakes, made by someone in a NEW generation w/o the ability to put the embodiment of the characters' responses to a "taboo-subject" story; one so delicately but INGENIOUSLY by Charles Lawton IN that era. It was BRILLIANTLY directed and acted; and that ability is now lost as NO subject seems to be taboo. Same thing with "Cape Fear" when remade. Despite the fact that it was Robert DeNiro, it STLL was missing something. About the comment? Tip? It's "Willa", not "Lylah"; and she was played by DIANA SCARWID in the remake

• NOT Dianne Weist...perhaps you saw a different movie.