The wedding night, the anticipation, the kiss, the knife, but above all… the suspense!
Film Synopsis
A sinister preacher with a murderous past marries a gullible widow, hoping to find a hidden fortune left by her executed husband. When the children refuse to reveal the secret, he hunts them through a haunting landscape filled with fear and faith. This lyrical and unsettling thriller blends fairy-tale imagery with stark suspense in a battle between innocence and evil.
The Night of the Hunter 4K UHD, Blu-ray & DVD editions
See which disc extras are included across selected editions.
| Disc Extras | Kino BD-ALL 4K/US 2023 | Criterion BD-A/US 2010 | Arrow BD-B/UK/OOP 2013 | MGM DVD-1/US/OOP 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Tim Lucas | ||||
| Audio Commentary by Second-Unit Director Terry Sanders, F.X. Feeney, Robert Gitt and Preston Neal Jones | ||||
| Charles Laughton Directs “The Night of the Hunter” | ||||
| The Making of “The Night of the Hunter” | ||||
| The Ed Sullivan Show - TV Show Excerpt with Actors Peter Graves and Shelley Winters | ||||
| Moving Pictures - BBC TV Show Excerpt | ||||
| Hing, Hang, Hung - Interview with Joe Coleman | ||||
| Little Lambs - Interview with Actress Kathy Garver | ||||
| Love and Hate - Interview with Ernest Dickerson | ||||
| Interview with Cinematographer Stanley Cortez | ||||
| Interview with Simon Callow on Charles Laughton | ||||
| Introduction to “Charles Laughton Directs ‘The Night of the Hunter’” - With Robert Gitt and Leonard Maltin | ||||
| Stills Gallery - David Grubb Sketches | ||||
| Isolated Music and Effects Track | ||||
| Re-Release Trailer | ||||
| Theatrical Trailer |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Criterion’s Blu-ray includes a 32-page booklet with writing by Terrence Rafferty (“Holy Terror”) and Michael Sragow (“Downriver and Heavenward with James Agee”). Reissued in standard case (2014-04-08).
- Arrow’s Blu-ray includes a booklet with writing by F.X. Feeney and David Thompson.
- MGM’s DVD includes an 8-page booklet.
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