The Night of the Hunter

“The Night of the Hunter is a perfect example of the strength of cinema, in which an image can say a thousand words, whereas in literature a word cannot show a thousand images.”

Nicolas Winding Refn

Director, Producer, Writer

“"It's kind of a film noir set in the South. The cinematography's incredible; it's just like all blacks and whites and hard shadows and lots of silhouettes along the river. It's just a stunning film!"”

Elijah Wood

Actor

“It is absurdist, it's incredible — and my godmother, Shelley Winters, is so incredible in this movie, as she is in every performance. You must see this movie.”

Laura Dern

Actor

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Kerry Condon

Actor

“This film really has stuck with me since being shown it by my mom when I was—gosh—very young, maybe 12 or 13. The Night of the Hunter. It's a fable. It's a terrifying nursery rhyme.”

Jude Law

Actor

“Charles Laughton, one of our greatest actors and, based on this, could have been one of our greatest directors.”

Nathan Lane

Actor, Comedian