The night of the hunter
(Blu-ray) 

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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - AdultBLU-RAY NIGHTOn Shelf
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Published
[New York] : The Criterion Collection ;, [2010].
Format
Blu-ray
Physical Desc
2 blu-ray discs (approximately 93 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (28 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm).
Language
English
ISBN
9781604653496, 1604653493
UPC
715515064514, 0715515064514

Notes

General Note
Based on the novel by Davis Grubb.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1955.
General Note
Special features: audio commentary featuring assistant director Terry Sanders, film critic F.X. Feeney, archivist Robert Gitt, and author Preston Neal Jones; Charles Laughton directs "The night of the hunter," a two-and-a-half-hour archival treasure trove of outtakes from the film; new documentary featuring interviews with producer Paul Gregory, Sanders, Feeney, Jones, and author Jeffrey Couchman; new video interview with Simon Callow, author of Chales Laughton: a difficult actor; Clip from the Ed Sullivan show; 15 min. episode of the BBC show, Moving pictures, about the film; archival interview with cinematographer Stanley Cortez; gallery of sketches by author Davis Grubb; new video conversation between Gitt and film critic Leonard Maltin about Charles Laughton directs "The night of the hunter"; original theatrical trailer.
General Note
Booklet includes essay by critics Terrence Rafferty and Michael Sragow.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Stanley Cortez; music, Walter Schumann.
Participants/Performers
Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish.
Description
A demented preacher stalks two young children, a brother and sister, because he is certain they know where their late bank-robbing father hid his money.
System Details
Blu-ray disc; region A; uncompressed monaural sound; 1.66:1aspect ratio.
Language
English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired.
Local note
BLU-RAY

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Laughton, C., Gregory, P., Agee, J., Mitchum, R., Winters, S., Gish, L., & Grubb, D. (2010). The night of the hunter (Blu-ray special edition.). The Criterion Collection ;.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Charles Laughton et al.. 2010. The Night of the Hunter. The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Charles Laughton et al.. The Night of the Hunter The Criterion Collection, 2010.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Laughton, Charles, et al. The Night of the Hunter Blu-ray special edition., The Criterion Collection ;, 2010.

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