The Night Of The Hunter Digitally Restored Ver.

[Machine Translation] LOVE & HATE! The legendary cult classic starring Robert Mitchum as a preacher of terror has been digitally restored and released on Blu-ray for the first time in Japan! The video was mastered by MGVC and the audio by Seigen Ono. The Night of the Hunter", the film by Charles Laughton based on the thriller novel by Davis Grubb, was not a box-office hit at the time of its release, but as it went through a series of revivals, it became a cult classic with Mitchum's brilliant performance, the religious confrontation with the famous actor Lillian Gish, and the German Expressionist shadows. The film's beautiful visuals made it an enthusiastic favorite among moviegoers. --Ben, a man arrested for bank robbery, is put to death without telling the authorities where he hid the large sum of money. After his release from prison, Harry Powell, a corrupt preacher who met Ben in prison, makes a pass at Ben's wife, Willa, and their two children for the large sum of money, and successfully marries Willa. The two young children flee the prison, but Harry's devilish pursuit for the whereabouts of the money begins... 20-page booklet, SCANAVO clear case.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: another takes, making-of (2h 40min.)

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LOVE & HATE! ロバート・ミッチャムが恐怖の伝道師を演じる伝説的カルト映画の傑作が、デジタル修復版で日本初Blu-ray化! 映像はMGVC採用、音声はもちろんオノ セイゲンによるマスタリング! 名優チャールズ・ロートンがデイヴィス・グラッブによるスリラー小説を映画化した本作『狩人の夜』は、公開当時は散々な興行成績だったが、リバイバル公開を重ねるうちに、ミッチャムの怪演、立ち向かう名優リリアン・ギッシュとの宗教的な対決、ドイツ表現主義的な陰影を強調した美しいビジュアルにより、映画ファンの間で熱狂的な人気を高めていった作品。――銀行強盗で逮捕された男ベンが大金の隠し場所を告げぬまま死刑になった。彼と刑務所で知り合った悪徳伝道師ハリー・パウエルは出所後、その大金を求めてベンの妻ウィラと二人の子どもに取り入り、まんまとウィラと結婚。やがてウィラも殺され、幼い二人の子どもたちは逃避行に出るが、金の在処を求めるハリーの悪魔のような追跡が始まる・・・。20Pブックレット封入。SCANAVO クリアケース仕様。

映像特典: 別テイク&メイキング集「チャールズ・ロートンが『狩人の夜』を監督する」(2時間40分)