The Night Of The Hunter (1955) Criterion Collection

Adapted by James Agee from a novel by Davis Grubb, The Night of the Hunter represented legendary actor Charles Laughton's only film directing effort. Combining stark realism with Germanic expressionism, the movie is a brilliant good-and-evil parable, with "good" represented by a couple of farm kids and a pious old lady, and "evil" literally in the hands of a posturing psychopath. Imprisoned with thief Ben Harper (Peter Graves), phony preacher Harry Powell (Robert Mitchum) learns that Ben has hidden a huge sum of money somewhere near his home. Upon his release, the murderously misogynistic Powell insinuates himself into Ben's home, eventually marrying his widow Willa (Shelley Winters). Eventually all that stands between Powell and the money are Ben's son (Billy Chapin) and daughter (Sally Jane Bruce), who take refuge in a home for abandoned children presided over by the indomitable, scripture-quoting Rachel Cooper (Lillian Gish). The war of wills between Mitchum and Gish is the heart of the film's final third, a masterful blend of horror and lyricism. Laughton's tight, disciplined direction is superb – and all the more impressive when one realizes that he intensely disliked all child actors. The music by Walter Schumann and the cinematography of Stanley Cortez are every bit as brilliant as the contributions by Laughton and Agee. Overlooked on its first release, The Night of the Hunter is now regarded as a classic.

STARS………: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish
DIRECTOR……: Charles Laughton
WRITERS…….: Davis Grubb (novel), James Agee (screen play)
GENRE………: Crime | Film-Noir | Thriller
RATING……..: 8.1/10 51,590 votes
METASCORE…..: 99/100
IMDB LINK…..: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048424/
RUNTIME…….: 1h 33mn
SIZE……….: 4.28GB
VIDEO CODEC…: x264 (High@L4.0)
RESOLUTION….: 1800x1080 (1080p)
BITRATE…….: 6000 Kbps
FRAMERATE…..: 23.976 fps
AUDIO 1…….: English DTS 1.0 384kbps
AUDIO 2…….: Commentary with F.X Feeney, Robert Gitt, Preston Neal Jones and Terry Sanders
SUBTITLES…..: ARA, ENG, FRE, PER, SPA
CHAPTERS……: Yes
SOURCE……..: Full Blu Ray
ENCODED BY….: Sartre

Blu Ray Extras

RUNTIME…….: 1h 20mn
SIZE……….: 892MB
VIDEO CODEC…: x264 (High@L4.0)
RESOLUTION….: 720p
BITRATE…….: 1200-2000 Kbps
FRAMERATE…..: 23.976 fps
AUDIO………: English AC3 192kbps
SOURCE……..: Full Blu Ray
ENCODED BY….: Sartre

• The Making of "The Night of the Hunter" (38 min, 720p) - an informative documentary that explores the production history of The Night of the Hunter. With the participation of producer Paul Gregory, second-unit director Terry Sanders, and authors Preston Neal Jones, F.X. Feeney, and Jeffrey Couchman.
• Simon Callow on Charles Laughton (11 min, 720p) - in this exclusive interview, shot in 2010 in London, Simon Callow, author of Charles Laughton: A Difficult Actor, discusses Charles Laughton's life and career.
• Moving Pictures (15 min, 720p) - a fifteen-minute documentary on The Night of the Hunter, originally broadcast on February 19, 1995, which features interviews with producer Paul Gregory, actors Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, and Lillian Gish, editor Robert Golden, art director Hilyard Brown, director of photography Stanley Cortez, and second-unit director Terry Sanders.
• The Ed Sullivan Show (4 min, 720p) - an excerpt from an episode of The Ed Sullivan Show, from September 25, 1955, in which Peter Graves and Shelley Winters perform a scene that does not appear in the final version of The Night of the Hunter.
• Stanley Cortez (13 min, 720p) - an interview, shot at the American Society of Cinematographers in 1984, in which director of photography Stanley Cortez discusses his work on The Night of the Hunter. In French and English, with optional English subtitles where necessary, and imposed French subtitles.
• Theatrical Trailer (2 min, 720p) - the original trailer for The Night of the Hunter.
• Davis Grubb Sketches (720p) - a collection of sketches.

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