La morte corre sul fiume (1955)
Harry Powell, pastore protestante, uccide alcune vedove per denaro. Uccide anche Willa Harper, ma i suoi due figlioletti gli danno filo da torcere. Riescono a fuggire da lui allontanandosi sul fiume con una barca. In loro soccorso giunge una cara vecchietta, Rachel, che dà rifugio ai bambini abbandonati. Grande fiaba orrorifica, più per atmosfera che per scene violente, resa convincente da una regia secca e originale. Harry come orco, Rachel come fata e i due fratelli come Hansel e Gretel.
Direttore:
Charles Laughton
Scrittori:
James Agee, Charles Laughton.
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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) |
| Directing | Charles Laughton | Director |
| Writing | Davis Grubb | Novel |
| Writing | James Agee | Screenplay |
| Writing | Charles Laughton | Screenplay |
| Production | Paul Gregory | Producer |
| Sound | Walter Schumann | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Stanley Cortez | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Robert Golden | Editor |
| Art | Hilyard M. Brown | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kay Shea | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Milton Carter | Assistant Director |
| Production | Ruby Rosenberg | Production Manager |
| Art | Alfred E. Spencer | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Don L. Cash | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Stanford Houghton | Sound |
| Art | Joe LaBella | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jerry Bos | Wardrobe Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Evelyn Carruth | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Crew | Jack Rabin | Special Effects |
| Crew | Louis DeWitt | Special Effects |
