'Night of the Hunter' Director: Charles Laughton (1955) Criterion Collection 2-Disc Blu-ray | Restoration

Robert Mitchum gives a compelling performance as 'the preacher' with a dark past ingratiating himself into a community and then a family to get his hands on hidden stole loot. Only the children know the location of the money but the young boy can sense the malicious intent - they flee and are pursued. The whole cast give great performances. The cinematography simultaneously creates a sinister atmosphere and a beauty.

Special features include:
- Audio commentary featuring second-unit director Terry Sanders, film critic F. X. Feeney, archivist Robert Gitt, and author Preston Neal Jones
- Charles Laughton Directs “The Night of the Hunter,” a two-and-a-half-hour treasure trove of outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage
- New documentary featuring interviews with producer Paul Gregory, Sanders, Feeney, Jones, and author Jeffrey Couchman
- Video interview with Laughton biographer Simon Callow
- Clip from the The Ed Sullivan Show in which cast members perform a scene deleted from the film
- Fifteen-minute episode of the BBC show Moving Pictures about the film
- Archival interview with cinematographer Stanley Cortez
- Gallery of sketches by author Davis Grubb, author of the source novel
- Video conversation between Gitt and film critic Leonard Maltin about Charles Laughton Directs
- Essays by critics Terrence Rafferty and Michael Sragow