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The Night of the Hunter, an Uncommon card
The Night of the Hunter is a 1955 American Southern Gothic horror-thriller film directed by Charles Laughton in his sole feature film directorial credit, and starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters and Lillian Gish.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 9
- Power
- 85
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 58,000
Power 85 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 25 % of WikiCards cards.
The Night of the Hunter quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the The Night of the Hunter card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ by James Agee is adapted from Davis Grubb's 1953 novel.
Answer
screenplay. The screenplay by James Agee is adapted from Davis Grubb's 1953 novel. From the The Night of the Hunter article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The Night of the Hunter is a ____ American Southern Gothic horror-thriller film directed by Charles Laughton in his sole feature film directorial credit, and starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters and Lillian Gish.
Answer
1950s. The Night of the Hunter is a 1955 American Southern Gothic horror-thriller film directed by Charles Laughton in his sole feature film directorial credit, and starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters and Lillian Gish. From the The Night of the Hunter article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
The Night of the Hunter. The Night of the Hunter 76 · Just Blaze 61 · Seven Cities of Gold 56 · Darryl Jones 53 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The screenplay by James Agee is adapted from Davis Grubb's 1953 novel.
- The plot is about Preacher Harry Powell, a serial killer who poses as a preacher and pursues two children in an attempt to get his hands on $10,000 of stolen cash hidden by their late father.
- The novel and film draw on the true story of Harry Powers, who was hanged in 1932 for the murder of two widows and three children in Clarksburg, West Virginia.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The The Night of the Hunter article was read about 58,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 9: each hit it takes is cut by 4 %.
How to get The Night of the Hunter
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, The Night of the Hunter (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : "Copyright 1955 United Artists Corp ", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.