The Stranger
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The Stranger is a 1946 American film noir directed by Orson Welles, known for its suspenseful story about a Nazi fugitive hiding in a small Connecticut town.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Stranger canonical | 5 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardNomination | Academy Award for Best Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy Edward G. Robinson | Mr. Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy Loretta Young | Mary Longstreet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy Orson Welles | Franz Kindler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Russell Metty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Orson Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Ernest J. Nims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | post-World War II cinema ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | deep focus cinematography ⓘ |
| genre |
film noir
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thriller film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Nazi war criminals
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identity and deception ⓘ postwar justice ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Franz Kindler
NERFINISHED
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Mary Longstreet NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MPAARating | Not Rated (original release) ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Bronislau Kaper
NERFINISHED
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Erich Zeisl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first Hollywood films to show documentary footage of Nazi concentration camps
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suspenseful story about a Nazi fugitive hiding in a small Connecticut town ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Orson Welles filmography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A Nazi fugitive hides in a small Connecticut town under an assumed identity while being pursued by a war crimes investigator. ⓘ |
| producer | Sam Spiegel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | International Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1946-07-02 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 95 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Anthony Veiller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Connecticut
NERFINISHED
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fictional town of Harper, Connecticut ⓘ |
| starred |
Billy House
NERFINISHED
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Edward G. Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Loretta Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Orson Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Merivale NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Long NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uncreditedWriter |
John Huston
NERFINISHED
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Orson Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.