Night of the Hunter (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:

child in jeopardy | boy in jeopardy | little girl in jeopardy | family crisis | tickling | 

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Taglines:

He preached against 'suffer the little children.' Then he went out and practised it. [Video]

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Was being broadcast on ITV's London Weekend Television in the early hours of 31st August 1997. At approximately 01.30, during a commercial break, ITN News interrupted programming with the initial report of the car crash that ultimately killed Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed. Little information was known at the time and thus the film then resumed for the remainder of it's duration.

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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

Worst remake ever!

This was just horrible. Some mpovies should never be remade!

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:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1