The Stranger (1967 film)
(Redirected from Lo Straniero)
| The Stranger | |
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| 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 | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Alain Delon originally was announced for the lead.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- Lo Straniero at IMDb
- The Stranger at AllMovie
- The Stranger at the TCM Movie Database
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Categories:
- 1967 films
- 1967 drama films
- Italian drama films
- 1960s Italian-language films
- Films based on French novels
- Films based on works by Albert Camus
- Films directed by Luchino Visconti
- Films shot in Algeria
- Films with screenplays by Suso Cecchi d'Amico
- Films produced by Dino De Laurentiis
- Films scored by Piero Piccioni
- 1960s Italian films
- 1960s Italian film stubs