The Stranger

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 2000 Filmcritic.com

Largely unsung, this Orson Welles movie is one of his most straightforward, yet still one of his greats -- and reportedly his only film to turn a profit on its original theatrical release. Welles also stars as a Nazi war criminal now living under a new identity on Connecticut... until the tribunal catches up with him. The architect of the genocide then quickly reverts to his old ways. Not a lot of surprise -- except for some rare casting of Edward G. Robinson as the good guy.

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Rating

4.0 out of 5 Stars

Cast and Crew

  • Director: Orson Welles
  • Producer: Sam Spiegel
  • Screenwriter: Victor Trivas, Decla Dunning, Anthony Veiller
  • Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, Orson Welles, Philip Merivale, Richard Long, Konstantin Shayne
  • MPAA Rating: NR