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The Stranger

1946

Orson Welles

Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, Orson Welles, Philip Merivale ...

7.4

8,527

Film noir. Mystery. Thriller. Drama Charles Rankin is a professor in a respectable Connecticut town about to marry the daughter of a U.S. Supreme Court justice. But his name is fake and his past is filthy. An earnest convert to Christianity, who once ran a Nazi concentration camp, is capable of exposing him. So "Rankin" kills this little old man and buries his body in the forest. But he isn't safe because an investigator from the War Crimes Commission is on his tail. ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"It is an inventive, highly enjoyable thriller (...) The most impressive scenes in the film may be those that depict daily life in the village"
		Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"Thus the whole thing becomes a routine and mechanical cat-and-rat chase, with the outcome completely apparent, despite a few bright and clever twists."
		Tom Milne Time Out	"A hugely enjoyable thriller (...) It is studded with great scenes (...) Terrific camerawork from Russell Metty throughout."
		Variety	"A uniformly excellent cast gives reality to events that transpire. The three stars, Robinson, Young and Welles, turn in some of their best work"
		Fernando F. Croce Slant	"[It is] as distinctively Wellesian as 'Citizen Kane', and packing nearly as many technical wonders (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		David Parkinson Radio Times	"Edward G Robinson and Loretta Young are impressive (...) Russell Metty's stylish shadowy photography is so superb (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

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