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Three Strangers (1946)

Three Strangers poster
Directed by
Jean Negulesco
Genre
drama film, film noir
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 38 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three strangers share a winning lottery ticket during the Chinese New Year. Their fortunes become intertwined as each seeks their own path to wealth and happiness.

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What happens

Three Strangers is a 1946 American film noir crime drama directed by Jean Negulesco and starring Sydney Greenstreet, Geraldine Fitzgerald, and Peter Lorre, and featuring Joan Lorring and Alan Napier. The screenplay was written by John Huston and Howard Koch. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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