The Stranger
1946 film by Orson Welles
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Summary
The Stranger is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,696 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Orson Welles[3]
- Screenwriter: Anthony Veiller[4], Victor Trivas[5], John Huston[6], Orson Welles[7]
- Composer: Bronisław Kaper[8]
- Genre: crime film[9], film noir[10]
- Cast member: Loretta Young[11], Edward G. Robinson[12], Orson Welles[13], Richard Long[14], Konstantin Shayne[15], Billy House[16], Byron Keith[17], Martha Wentworth[18], Philip Merivale[19], Erskine Sanford[20], Ethan Laidlaw[21]
- Producer: Sam Spiegel[22]
- Production company: RKO Pictures[23]
- Director of photography: Russell Metty[24]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[25], Spanish[26]
- Commons category: The Stranger (1946 film)[27]
- Distribution format: video on demand[28]
- Review score: 7.7/10[29], 97%[30], 76/100[31]
- Color: black-and-white[32]
- Country of origin: United States[33]
- Publication date: January 1, 1946[34], July 2, 1946[35]
- Distributed by: RKO Pictures[36], Netflix[37]
- Narrative location: Connecticut[38], South America[39]
- Main subject: fugitive[40], Nazi[41], war criminal[42], loyalty[43], United Nations War Crimes Commission[44], cover-up[45], hiding[46], Nazis hunter[47]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Story[48]
- Title: The Stranger[49]
- FSK film rating: FSK 12[50]
- Duration: 91 minutes[51]
- Capital cost: 1,034,000 US dollars[52]
- Box office: 3,216,000 US dollars[53]
- Set in period: 1940s[54]
Why It Matters
The Stranger has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]