Heaven and Hell to Play With: The Filming of The Night of the Hunter

Jones uncovers the fascinating inside story of the making of this film, one of the American Film Institutes's 100 Greatest Thrillers. Every aspect is revealed of the film's development and production - casting, design, shooting, scoring, and editing - to the profound disappointment upon its release. This book is the result of over a decade of archival research and interviews with a dozen key people associated with the film, including Grubb, Gregory, actors Robert Mitchum and Lillian Gish and cinematographer Stanley Cortez. Their oral histories, along with numerous artifacts and film stills, are here deftly assembled into an account that is as compelling as the movie it celebrates.

Author: Preston Neal Jones
Publisher: Limelight
Published: 08/01/2004
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9780879109745
ISBN10: 0879109742
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Film | History & Criticism
- Performing Arts | Film | Direction & Production
- Performing Arts | Comedy