The Stranger (1967 film)

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The Stranger
Visconti the stranger.jpg
Directed by Luchino Visconti
Screenplay byLuchino 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
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • 14 October 1967 (1967-10-14)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageFrench/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]

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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

Production

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

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References

  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.