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Film Fans Revisit Classic Thriller The Night of the Hunter
Original: The Night of the Hunter (1955) https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nigh t_of_the_Hunter_(film) All-time classic movie, is
Charles Laughton's 1955 film The Night of the Hunter, starring Robert Mitchum as a menacing preacher, is being discussed by film enthusiasts as an all-time classic. Fans are debating how to classify its style, asking whether it is borderline film noir or closer to Southern Gothic, and praising its striking expressionist lighting and shadow work.
Why now: A film community is actively debating the genre and visual style of this acknowledged classic, keeping it in conversation.
The Night of the HunterCharles LaughtonRobert Mitchum
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- The Night of the Hunter (1955) https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nigh t_of_the_Hunter_(film) All-time classic movie, is it borderline noir and almost something else? Southern Gothic or something? Love the drama of the lighting and the shadows, and the contrast between… · FilmNoirPosters@zirk.us · 3
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