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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

EAN5060082519819

eBay Product ID (ePID)13048555887

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Film/TV TitleThe Stranger

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

DirectorOrson Welles

FormatBluraydvd

Release Year2015

LanguageEnglish

GenreDrama

Run Time94 Mins

Additional Product Features

CertificatePG

Number of Discs2

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

Director of PhotographyRussell Metty

Art DirectorPerry Ferguson

AuthorVictor Trivas, Decla Dunning, Orson Welles, John Huston

FeaturedMartha Wentworth, Konstantin Shayne, Isabel O'Madigan

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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.

Movie/TV TitleThe Stranger

ComposerBronislau Kaper

Sound sourceDolby Digital

ScreenwriterAnthony Veiller

EditorErnest Nims