The Intruder (1962)

Directed by

Roger Corman

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 112 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A white supremacist agitator arrives in a small Southern town to inflame resistance against school desegregation. He uses manipulative speeches and threats to turn white residents against Black students and their families.

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What happens

The Intruder, also known as I Hate Your Guts, Shame and The Stranger (British title), is a 1962 American drama film directed and coproduced by Roger Corman and starring William Shatner. The story, adapted by Charles Beaumont from his own 1959 novel of the same title, depicts the actions of a demagogue who incites White citizens to racial violence against Blacks in reaction to court-ordered school integration. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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