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The Night Of The Hunter (1955)

Directed by Charles Laughton · Cinematography by Stanley Cortez

Approved92 min62 frames

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The Night Of The Hunter (1955) movie still: closeup — Two children sleep soundly in a dark room under rumpled white linen sheets. Harsh light casts…The Night Of The Hunter (1955) movie still: medium — A woman lies under a sheet in a dark room. She looks upward while spotlighting hits her head…The Night Of The Hunter (1955) movie still: medium — A man in a suit sits behind a table in a simple interior setting. He rests his hands on a small…The Night Of The Hunter (1955) movie still: medium — An older man lies prone on a wooden plank floor in a dark room. A child observes him from the…The Night Of The Hunter (1955) movie still: fullbody — A man stands on a brick porch outside a wooden structure at night. He is illuminated by a…The Night Of The Hunter (1955) movie still: medium — An enclosed porch at night features a group of children gathered around an adult. An elderly…The Night Of The Hunter (1955) movie still: medium — A dark, silhouetted house exterior features a glowing window showcasing a hanging birdcage. Two…The Night Of The Hunter (1955) movie still: medium — A dark, sparsely furnished room contains a bed where another person lies sleeping. A young boy…The Night Of The Hunter (1955) movie still: medium — A dark, sparsely furnished room contains two separate iron-framed beds arranged side-by-side.…The Night Of The Hunter (1955) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features a small table and a stylized wall ornament. Three individuals…The Night Of The Hunter (1955) movie still: establishing — A paved rural road stretches toward a small house perched on a rolling hill. Grassy…The Night Of The Hunter (1955) movie still: wide — An attic-style room with sloping ceilings and wallpaper has a bed and door. A woman rests in bed…The Night Of The Hunter (1955) movie still: medium — A man stands behind iron vertical bars set into a textured brick wall surface. He holds his…The Night Of The Hunter (1955) movie still: fullbody — A man walks across a lawn toward the side of a wooden house. The scene is framed through a…The Night Of The Hunter (1955) movie still: medium — A woman stands against a dark, featureless night background with two distant light sources. She…The Night Of The Hunter (1955) movie still: wide — A high-ceilinged attic bedroom features sloped walls and a prominent gabled wooden frame…
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The Night Of The Hunter — official trailer

What is The Night Of The Hunter about?

In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

Where can you watch The Night Of The Hunter?

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What does the cinematography of The Night Of The Hunter look like?

Across 61 sampled frames, The Night Of The Hunter builds its coverage from medium shots (61% of the sample), with wide compositions (20%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Stanley Cortez keeps 46% of it in hard-edged, low-key light. 77% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 61% of the frames. The production design places the film in the 1940s.

What is the color palette of The Night Of The Hunter?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Night Of The Hunter (1955) are #030303, #2f2f2f, #8b8b8b, #6d6d6d, #484848, #f9f9f9 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #2f2f2f
  • #8b8b8b
  • #6d6d6d
  • #484848
  • #f9f9f9

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