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I love film and have done since forever. Night of the Hunter is not quite in my all-time favourite movies, but it is a film I respect very highly. The only disappointment was the final ten minutes, which felt tacked on and didn't suit the tone of the rest of the movie. Everything else though is fantastic. The story is compelling and managed to chill and shock me, the dialogue is both thoughtful and tense, the lullaby and opening sequence are hard to forget and Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish and Billy Chapin give fine performances. But I will remember Night of the Hunter always for the marvellous cinematography that remains interesting and and beautifully constructed while enhancing the mood, Charles Laughton's superb direction in one of his best achievements in either acting or directing and Robert Mitchum's tremendous lead performance(perhaps even a career best). All in all, a fantastic film if one I highly appreciate rather than adore. 9/10 Bethany Cox
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