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A Stranger Came Home (1954)

A Stranger Came Home poster
Original title
The Stranger Came Home
Directed by
Terence Fisher
Genre
drama film, film noir, crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man returns to his home town after being missing for years. He faces suspicion and danger as he tries to piece together what happened to him.

suspensefultensemysteriousgrittydarknoirishpacing moderate

What happens

The Stranger Came Home (U.S. title: The Unholy Four) is a 1954 British film noir directed by Terence Fisher and starring Paulette Goddard, William Sylvester and Patrick Holt. The screenplay was written by Michael Carreras based on the 1946 eponymous novel credited to actor George Sanders but actually ghostwritten by Leigh Brackett. The film was released in the United States by Lippert Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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