Wed, 15 Jan
|Harrogate Odeon, Screen 3
The Night of the Hunter
A self-proclaimed preacher marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.
Time & Location
15 Jan 2025, 19:00 – 21:30
Harrogate Odeon, Screen 3, East Parade, Harrogate HG1 5LB, UK
About the Event
The Night of the Hunter | 1955 | 12 | Dir. Charles Laughton | 92 mins | IMDb 8 |
The Night of the Hunter is the first film in our season of 4 films making up Classic Cinema Season 2 - 1950’s a decade of light and shade. The only film directed by Scarborough born actor, Charles Laughton.
The Night of the Hunter stars Robert Mitchum playing against type as the demented preacher, whilst widow Shelley Winters is his unwitting victim. The legend of silent cinema, Lilian Gish brings gravitas to the role of the enigmatic Rachel.
Thriller, Drama, Gothic fable this hard to categorise film was described by the critic Robert Ebert as “one of the greatest of all American films“
The other 3 films in our Classic Cinema Season 2 are:
Buy tickets for all 4 films as a package that offers:
Guaranteed tickets to each film
Best value at only £6.25 a film!
Priority access to premier seats
A unique commemorative and informative brochure
Introductions from Dave and Mandy before each film
A special introduction by David Rennie, son of Hollywood Legend Michael Rennie (Klatuu in The Day the Earth Stood Still).
Seating limited to 70 so we recommend you book in advance.
Screen 3.
One wheelchair space - get in touch to reserve this - at contact.harrogatefilmsociety@gmail.com
Doors open at 7pm and the film will start after the introduction.
All seating is unreserved so grab a seat wherever you like.
Free parking in Odeon car park but you must display a parking voucher available from Odeon staff.