House of Strangers (1949)
- Directed by
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Genre
- drama film, film noir
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 89 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man returns to his family after a long absence. He confronts the powerful and controlling father he left behind, which stirs up old resentments among his brothers.
tensebroodingmelancholicdramaticslow-burndarkemotionalfamily-centered
What happens
House of Strangers is a 1949 American drama film noir directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz from a screenplay by Philip Yordan, starring Edward G. Robinson, Susan Hayward, Richard Conte, Luther Adler, Paul Valentine and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in his film debut. It is based on Jerome Weidman's 1941 novel I'll Never Go There Any More, which in turn is inspired by William Shakespeare's play King Lear. The film was released by 20th Century Fox on July 1, 1949. It received positive reviews and was a commercial success. The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1949 Cannes Film Festival, and Edward G. Robinson won the Best Actor Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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