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Orson Welles directed and stars in THE STRANGER, a tense black-and-white thriller that Welles made for maverick producer Sam Speagle. 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.<BR><BR>Although many of Welles's most interesting scenes wound up on the cutting-room floor when producer Sam Speagle reedited the film, THE STRANGER is still a multilayered, complex, and fascinating film. 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 of wonder.

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ProducerSam Spiegel

EAN5060000404074

eBay Product ID (ePID)3944556

Product Key Features

ActorEdward G. Robinson, Richard Long, Billy House, Loretta Young, Byron Keith, Orson Welles, Philip Merivale

Film/TV TitleThe Stranger

DirectorOrson Welles

LanguageEnglish

Run Time95 Mins

Aspect Ratio4:3 Full Frame

Release Year1999

FormatDVD

FeaturesInteractive Menus, Black & White

GenreDrama

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

CertificatePG

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ComposerBronislau Kaper

Additional InformationOrson Welles directed and stars in THE STRANGER, a tense black-and-white thriller that Welles made for maverick producer Sam Speagle. 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.<BR>Although many of Welles's most interesting scenes wound up on the cutting-room floor when producer Sam Speagle reedited the film, THE STRANGER is still a multilayered, complex, and fascinating film. 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 of wonder.

ScreenwriterAnthony Veiller

Art DirectorPerry Ferguson

FeaturedMartha Wentworth, Konstantin Shayne, Isabel O'Madigan

AuthorVictor Trivas, Decla Dunning, Orson Welles, John Huston

Sound sourceStereo

EditorErnest Nims

Movie/TV TitleThe Stranger

Director of PhotographyRussell Metty