Die Nacht des Jägers (1955)
Die Nacht des Jägers spielt in der amerikanischen Great Depression der 1930er-Jahre und erzählt vom psychopathischen „Wanderprediger“ Harry Powell. Als er von einem zum Tode verurteilten Zellengenossen erfährt, dass dieser bei einem Raub 10.000 US-Dollar erbeutet und das gestohlene Geld bei seiner Familie versteckt hat, macht er sich an die Witwe und deren Kinder heran, um an das Geld zu gelangen.
Der Regisseur:
Charles Laughton
Die Autor:
Charles Laughton, James Agee.
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Robert Mitchum as Preacher Harry Powell |
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Shelley Winters as Willa Harper |
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Lillian Gish as Rachel Cooper |
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Billy Chapin as John Harper |
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Sally Jane Bruce as Pearl Harper |
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James Gleason as Uncle Birdie Steptoe |
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Evelyn Varden as Icey Spoon |
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Don Beddoe as Walt Spoon |
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Peter Graves as Ben Harper |
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James Griffith as District Attorney |
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Gloria Castillo as Ruby |
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Gloria Pall as Burlesque Dancer |
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Paul Bryar as Bart |
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Cheryl Callaway as Mary |
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Alexander Campbell as Judge |
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Michael Chapin as Ruby's Boyfriend |
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Roy Engel as Sheriff |
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Kay Lavelle as Miz Cunningham |
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Frances Morris as Bart's Wife |
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Rudy Germane as Townsman (uncredited) |
| Writing | Charles Laughton | Screenplay |
| Camera | Stanley Cortez | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Charles Laughton | Director |
| Writing | Davis Grubb | Novel |
| Writing | James Agee | Screenplay |
| Sound | Walter Schumann | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Paul Gregory | Producer |
| Editing | Robert Golden | Editor |
| Art | Hilyard M. Brown | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kay Shea | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Milton Carter | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Evelyn Carruth | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jerry Bos | Wardrobe Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Don L. Cash | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Louis DeWitt | Special Effects |
| Production | Ruby Rosenberg | Production Manager |
| Art | Alfred E. Spencer | Set Decoration |
| Art | Joe LaBella | Property Master |
| Crew | Jack Rabin | Special Effects |
| Sound | Stanford Houghton | Sound |
