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The Young Stranger (1957)

The Young Stranger poster
Directed by
John Frankenheimer
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 24m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teenager clashes with his busy father after a minor run-in with the police. The conflict exposes a growing rift and lack of understanding between them.

tensemelancholicslow-burnfamily-drivenemotionally restrainedunsettlinglow-keyintrospective

What happens

The Young Stranger is a 1957 low-budget drama film, the directorial debut of John Frankenheimer. Starring Academy Award winning actress Kim Hunter and James MacArthur, it was based on the teleplay Deal a Blow by Robert Dozier. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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