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| Category | Classic DVDs, Dramas Movies, Thriller Videos, Suspense, Nazis, Film Noir, Deception | | Starring | Orson Welles, Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, Richard Long, Billy House, Philip Merivale, Byron Keith | | Director | Orson Welles | | Art Director | Perry Ferguson | | Composer | Bronislau Kaper | | Director of Photography | Russell Metty | | Editor | Ernest Nims | | Featured | Konstantin Shayne, Isabel O'Madigan, Martha Wentworth | | Producer | Sam Spiegel | | Screenwriter | Anthony Veiller | | Story | Decla Dunning, Victor Trivas | | Story Uncredited | John Huston | | Writer | Orson Welles |
Standard Screen; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; Soundtrack Spanish; English Subtitles A Nazi war criminal is hounded across America by a federal agent after he assumes a false identity. THE STRANGER: Orson Welles directed and starred in THE STRANGER, a tense black-and-white thriller that Welles made for maverick producer Sam Spiegel. Welles portrays Charles Rankin, a respected academic at a prominent Connecticut college. He seems to have the perfect life: a beautiful new wife, Mary (Loretta Young); and a charming home in a small town that holds him in high esteem. Enter Mr. Wilson (Edward G. Robinson), a detective on the hunt for Nazi war criminal Franz Kindler. The appearance of Mr. Wilson threatens to reveal that underneath this idyllic veneer is a secret that could tear everything apart.
Although many of Welles's most interesting scenes wound up on the cutting-room floor when Spiegel reedited the film, THE STRANGER is still multilayered, complex, and fascinating. The scenes between Welles and Robinson are intellectually gripping, leading up to the stylized, shocking conclusion. As with so many of Welles's films, he was unhappy with the final result, but the viewer won't be. It would be most interesting to see the film as Welles intended it to be, but in the meantime, this version of THE STRANGER is a marvel. Theatrical Release: July, 1946
An uncredited John Huston had a large hand in the development of the script.
The producers, led by Sam Spiegel, cut many of Welles's favorite, more complex scenes. Welles was never happy with the final cut.
THE STRANGER was the first Hollywood film to use real footage from World War II concentration camps.
Welles originally wanted Agnes Moorehead to play the character eventually played by Edward G. Robinson.
THE STRANGER was the only Welles-directed film to show a profit upon its initial theatrical release.
THE STRANGER is perhaps the most mainstream of Welles's films; he shot it within the studio system, shooting it by the book.
Konstantin Shayne (Meinike) was Akim Tamiroff's brother-in-law; Tamiroff starred in Welles's MR. ARKADIN. Stranger | List Price | $19.98 (You save $6.43) | | Studio | 20th Century Fox | | Orig Year | 1946 | | All Time Sales Rank |  42026  | | CD Universe Part number | 7434164 | | Catalog number | 108105 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jul 10, 2007 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Running Time | 95 Minutes | | Additional Info | Full Frame; Black & White; Dubbed; Subtitled | | Movie Details | B&W; Full Frame; Black & White; Dubbed; Subtitled |
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Edward G in pursuit, Orson Welles pursued, Lorette Young blinded by love. A tidy little film, plausible diaslogue and situations.
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 First class entertainment!!
Apart from the never-relenting tension and continuous suspense this movie is memorable for the high class dramatic performance of the 2 leading characters
the great Edward G. Robinson, and the genius Orson Welles. Highly recommended!
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Holds Your Attention From Beginning to End
This film is quite a gem. It holds your attention from beginning to end. It clearly was not a big budget venture, but it uses economy to great advantage. The movie unfolds neatly and swiftly. The script is top notch. The camera work almost flawless. If you love suspense, if you love Orson Welles as an actor or as a director, if you liked Edward G. Robinson in Double Indemnity, if you think Loretta Young is beautiful, or if you just want to see a good yarn, get this film...
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