
The Night of the Hunter - BFI Film Classics (Paperback)
Simon Callow (author)
£12.99
Paperback
80 Pages
Published: 01/12/2000
Published: 01/12/2000
This is an examination of "The Night of the Hunter", Charles Laughton's only outing as a film director. It looks at the symbolism of the piece, at Willa, her throat cut sitting in the Model-T Ford, and the Preacher, a silhouetted threat on the horizon.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9780851708225
Number of pages: 80
Dimensions: 190 x 135 mm
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'Simon Callow...has written the book with with a full understanding of its textuality and with knowledge of its subject...some wonderful performances by the children.' - Filmwerk
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