The Stranger

Summary

The Stranger is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (895 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Stranger's video is recorded as The Stranger (Orson Welles, 1946).webm^[3].
• The Stranger's image is recorded as The Stranger 1946 (2).jpg^[4].
• The Stranger's instance of is recorded as film^[5].
• The Stranger's director is recorded as Orson Welles^[6].
• The Stranger's screenwriter is recorded as Anthony Veiller^[7].
• The Stranger's screenwriter is recorded as Victor Trivas^[8].
• The Stranger's screenwriter is recorded as John Huston^[9].
• The Stranger's screenwriter is recorded as Orson Welles^[10].
• The Stranger's composer is recorded as Bronisław Kaper^[11].
• The Stranger's genre is recorded as crime film^[12].
• The Stranger's genre is recorded as film noir^[13].
• The Stranger's cast member is recorded as Loretta Young^[14].
• The Stranger's cast member is recorded as Edward G. Robinson^[15].
• The Stranger's cast member is recorded as Orson Welles^[16].
• The Stranger's cast member is recorded as Richard Long^[17].
• The Stranger's cast member is recorded as Konstantin Shayne^[18].
• The Stranger's cast member is recorded as Billy House^[19].
• The Stranger's cast member is recorded as Byron Keith^[20].
• The Stranger's cast member is recorded as Martha Wentworth^[21].
• The Stranger's cast member is recorded as Philip Merivale^[22].
• The Stranger's cast member is recorded as Erskine Sanford^[23].
• The Stranger's cast member is recorded as Ethan Laidlaw^[24].
• The Stranger's producer is recorded as Sam Spiegel^[25].
• The Stranger's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2018118268^[26].
• The Stranger's production company is recorded as RKO Pictures^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Stranger's producer is recorded as Sam Spiegel^[25]. Its director is recorded as Orson Welles^[6]. Screenwriters include Anthony Veiller^[7], Victor Trivas^[8], John Huston^[9], and Orson Welles^[10]. Cast members include Loretta Young^[14], Edward G. Robinson^[15], Orson Welles^[16], Richard Long^[17], Konstantin Shayne^[18], and Billy House^[19].

Publication

Publication dates include +1946-01-01T00:00:00Z^[28] and +1946-07-02T00:00:00Z^[29]. Original languages include English^[30] and Spanish^[31]. Genres include crime film^[12] and film noir^[13].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include fugitive^[32], Nazi^[33], war criminal^[34], loyalty^[35], United Nations War Crimes Commission^[36], and cover-up^[37].

Reception

Reviews include 7.7/10^[38], 97%^[39], and 76/100^[40].

Why It Matters

The Stranger ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (895 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]