Fresh
Orson Welles's 1946 film reproduces his personal themes of self-scrutiny and self-destruction only in outline, though it is an inventive, highly enjoyable thriller.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
The Stranger
The most deceitful man a woman ever loved!
1946 · 1h 35m · Passed
Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Orson Welles
Overview
An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi, who may be hiding out in a small town in the guise of a distinguished professor engaged to the Supreme Court Justice’s daughter.
Director and cast
- Orson Welles Director
- Edward G. Robinson as Federal Agent Wilson
- Loretta Young as Mary Longstreet
- Orson Welles as Charles Rankin
- Philip Merivale as Judge Adam Longstreet
- Richard Long as Noah Longstreet
- Konstantin Shayne as Konrad Meinike
- Byron Keith as Dr. Jeffrey Lawrence
- Billy House as Mr. Potter
- Martha Wentworth as Sara
- Erskine Sanford as Party Guest (uncredited)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
97%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The whole film, produced by S. P. Eagle, comes off a bloodless, manufactured show.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh
Welles' third film, often described as his worst, but still a hugely enjoyable thriller.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Fresh
Adroitly directed by Orson Welles, who also plays the star, it is a grade A gooseflesh-raiser.
TIME Magazine
Fresh
The Stranger is socko melodrama, spinning an intriguing web of thrills and chills.
Variety
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