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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.Product Identifiers
UPC0027616081056
eBay Product ID (ePID)60079694
Product Key Features
ActorEdward G. Robinson, Orson Welles
RatingNR
Movie/TV TitleStranger
DirectorGeorge Orson Welles, Orson Welles
FormatDVD
Release Year2007
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Signal StandardDvd
Leading RoleEdward G. Robinson, Orson Welles
Film CountryUSA
Release Date20070710