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Lucie 2022-03-23 09:01:54
The Night of the Hunter
A bank robbery murderer has been sentenced to death by telling his cellmate, Harry, an elusive itinerant preacher, that he hid the 10,000 bucks in his room before he was executed inside. After Harry was released from prison, he searched for the widow of the death row inmate, pursued her with all...
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Conrad 2021-12-08 08:01:39
A gut-wrenching thriller
The tension starts from the beginning, as the audience keep wondering if John can keep the money from Powell. The suspense increases when Powell kills Willa. The audience just hope that John and Pearl can escape from Powell. The climax comes when Powell arrives at Cooper's house. The atmosphere...
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Rachelle 2022-04-23 07:02:04
The moment the Children's Hanging Song begins, the film's nightmarish magnetism is doomed. Until the end, the images of the "dead father" and the "priest" in the boy's eyes overlapped, and the banknotes fell out of the rag doll's body. The film has been crushing the audience's nerves with Freudian symbols. The work of a masterful contemplative.
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Emmie 2022-04-20 09:01:41
The plot, especially in the second half, is a little random, but the photography and soundtrack are so good, from the first shot, there is a feeling of "you must appreciate it on the big screen". Mitchum and Gish's performances are very extra points [Actually, he is fanned by his singing circle XD]
The Night of the Hunter quotes
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Rev. Harry Powell: [when he notices John staring at the words "love" and "hate" tattooed across his knuckles] Ah, little lad, you're staring at my fingers. Would you like me to tell you the little story of right-hand/left-hand? The story of good and evil? H-A-T-E! It was with this left hand that old brother Cain struck the blow that laid his brother low. L-O-V-E! You see these fingers, dear hearts? These fingers has veins that run straight to the soul of man. The right hand, friends, the hand of love. Now watch, and I'll show you the story of life. Those fingers, dear hearts, is always a-warring and a-tugging, one agin t'other. Now watch 'em! Old brother left hand, left hand he's a fighting, and it looks like love's a goner. But wait a minute! Hot dog, love's a winning! Yessirree! It's love that's won, and old left hand hate is down for the count!
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Rachel Cooper: It's a hard world for little things.
