The Stranger (1946)

Directed by

Orson Welles

Genre

film noir, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 645 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A war crimes investigator tracks a Nazi fugitive who has hidden his identity and settled into a quiet Connecticut town. The hunter must find proof and expose the killer before the townspeople are drawn into danger.

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What happens

The Stranger is a 1946 American thriller film noir directed and (although uncredited) co-written by Orson Welles, starring himself along with Edward G. Robinson and Loretta Young. Welles's third completed feature film as director and his first film noir, it centers on war crimes investigator Wilson tracking high-ranking Nazi fugitive Franz Kindler to a Connecticut town. It was the first Hollywood film to incorporate actual documentary footage of the Holocaust. The film was nominated for the Golden Lion (then-called the ‘Grand International Prize’) at the 8th Venice International Film Festival. Screenwriter Victor Trivas received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Story. The film entered the public domain when its copyright was not renewed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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