Robert Mitchum - The Night of the Hunter - River Boat Scene

The famous river boat scene from Charles Laughton's 1955 film, The Night of the Hunter.

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[quicklern818]

"MmmmmmmmmmmmmAGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH­!!!!!"--Robert Mitchum

[violetnike]

Sad that Charles Laughton never directed another film because it got slated when it first came out. The imagery in this film is genius, wish he could have lived to receive the praise this is worth! One of the greatest films. Beautiful.

[Jose Ignacio Betancourt Siman]

How come he's always putting animals on the first plane and the kids on the on the background ? Is it a "those little rascals are still kids so they're defensless cause even if they have means at hand 'they wouldn't know how to go about it' " ?

[Brian McGarry]

This owes much to German Expressionism. This is a vastly under-appreciated film. To the guy who thinks Tim Burton got his influence from this, you need to see films like Cabinet of Dr. Calagari, Nosferatu...but you are much closer than they guy who thinks Burton was influenced by David Lynch...Burton admits he owes much to Expressionism, including naming a character in Batman, Max Schreck...the actor who played Nosferatu in Murnau's 1922 film. (he shouldn't call people fools...)

[kakonis]

His next project was slated to be an adaptation of Norman Mailer's "The Naked and the Dead." Would have probably ended up being the greatest war film ever.

[MrCrispian]

he spent most of the budget meticulously getting the sets right from his drawings sometimes ripping them down and rebidding them..meticulous

[Bryon Smith]

Classic example of creative film mastery in this one of a kind work of art. Mix of horrific human suffering, bone chilling insanity, and simple poetry and beauty of existence. Many scenes conjure a magical and translucent artificial reality; such as our imagination or subconscious would fathom. The film strikes a chord with our demons and reminds us of the fragile duality and balance between personal morality and brutal insanity in us all.

[adsasfd]

I wasn't so keen on the ending but very enjoyably movie.

[Eibon Celaeno]

more like david lynch, fool.....

[JeffersMorningToYou]

So glad this is uploaded! Just finished watching and really hoped this scene would be up, absolutely bone chilling moment that had to be relived. Thanks for the upload, and I hope this being on youtube prompts some people to take a look at this film. Brilliant.

[globehunter2]

This movie really captured the haunting spirit in its gripping scenes as well, plus

the powerful images from nature and human nature. Black and white photography

was a great choice to play on light and dark shadows.