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The Stranger|Edward G. Robinson

The Stranger

Edward G. Robinson
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Overview

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.

Awards:

Main Cast & Crew:
Orson Welles - Director
Edward G. Robinson
Orson Welles
Loretta Young
Philip Merivale
Richard Long
Konstantin Shayne
Byron Keith
Billy House
Martha Wentworth
Isabel O'Madigan

Details

    DVD Format
  • Format: DVD (Alliance Mod, Manufactured on Demand)
  • Color Format: B&W
  • UPC: 889290005205
  • Genre: DRAMA
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Release Date: January 2018

Movie Reviews

Synopsis:
A Nazi war criminal is hounded across America by a federal agent after he assumes a false identity.

Notes:
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.

Reviews:
"Refreshingly minor, the film is an auteurist's dream, developing some of Welles's signature themes and moods without smothering you with its Greatness." - 03/01/2011 Film Comment


"The famous Welles attention to texture and detail, long missing from THE STRANGER, is back with a vengeance..." - 10/24/2013 New York Times

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