"It’s a hard world for little things."

1955

1h 33m

7.9(1897 votes)

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Overview

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

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Robert Mitchum

Preacher Harry Powell

Shelley Winters

Willa Harper

Lillian Gish

Rachel Cooper

Billy Chapin

John Harper

Sally Jane Bruce

Pearl Harper

James Gleason

Uncle Birdie Steptoe

Evelyn Varden

Icey Spoon

Don Beddoe

Walt Spoon

Peter Graves

Ben Harper

James Griffith

District Attorney

Creative team

Directed by: Charles Laughton
Written by: James Agee
Charles Laughton
Produced by: Paul Gregory

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