The Stranger (1967 film)

The Stranger
The Stranger
Directed by	Luchino Visconti
Screenplay by	Luchino Visconti; Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Based on	The Stranger; 1942 novel; by Albert Camus
Produced by	Dino De Laurentiis
Starring	Marcello Mastroianni; Anna Karina; Bernard Blier; Jacques Herlin; Georges Géret; Georges Wilson
Cinematography	Giuseppe Rotunno
Music by	Piero Piccioni
Production; company	Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	14 October 1967;
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	French/Italian

The Stranger (Italian: Lo straniero) is a 1967 film by Italian film director Luchino Visconti, based on Albert Camus's 1942 novel The Stranger, with Marcello Mastroianni.^[1]

Plot

Arthur Mersault's friend Raymond beats his girlfriend and is sued by her. In court, Mersault testifies to his friend's advantage. Raymond is off the hook, but now his girlfriend's male relatives stalk Mersault. He shoots one of them and ends up in prison.

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni as Arthur Meursault
Anna Karina as Marie Cardona
Bernard Blier as the Defense counsel
Georges Wilson as the Examining magistrate
Bruno Cremer as Priest
Pierre Bertin as the judge
Jacques Herlin as the Director of the rest home
Marc Laurent as Emmanuel
Georges Géret as Raymond
Brahim Haggiag as the Arab
Alfred Adam as the prosecutor
Jean-Pierre Zola as the employer
Mimmo Palmara as Monsieur Masson
Angela Luce as Madame Masson
Larry J. McDonald as the bearded man at the port

Production

Alain Delon originally was announced for the lead.^[2]

References

^ The Stranger (1967) at the Wayback Machine (archived August 10, 2009)
^ A. H. WEILER (Nov 21, 1965). "The Devils' Get a Movie Angel". New York Times. p. X11.

External links

Lo Straniero at IMDb
The Stranger at AllMovie
The Stranger at the TCM Movie Database

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[NY_Times.com-1] The Stranger (1967) at the Wayback Machine (archived August 10, 2009)

[2] A. H. WEILER (Nov 21, 1965). "The Devils' Get a Movie Angel". New York Times. p. X11.

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