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Seniors
Seniors’ free matinee: The Night of the Hunter
+ intro by BFI programmer David Somerset
Two young children are threatened by a murderous preacher, played by a chilling Robert Mitchum.
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Director
Charles Laughton
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With
Robert Mitchum, Lillian Gish, Shelley Winters
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USA 1955. 92min
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Digital
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Certificate
12A
François Truffaut was wowed by what he described as ‘an immensely inventive and truly experimental film, one that aimed to re-create the visual and cinematic splendour of the silent era’. The Night of the Hunter is a parable about innocence and the corrupting force of money, a nightmarish fairy tale in which two young children are tormented by a psychopathic preacher. Despite a poor critical reception upon its release, the film is now considered a masterpiece of cinema.
Free for over-60s (booking by phone or in person only), otherwise normal matinee price.
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