''Imbarco a mezzanotte'' (internationally released as ''Stranger on the Prowl'', also known as ''Giacomo'' and ''Encounter'') is a 1952 Italian drama film directed by

Joseph Losey Joseph Walton Losey III (; January 14, 1909 – June 22, 1984) was an American theatre and film director, producer, and screenwriter. Born in Wisconsin, he studied in Germany with Bertolt Brecht and then returned to the United States. Blackliste ...

and featuring

Paul Muni Paul Muni (born Frederich Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund; September 22, 1895– August 25, 1967) was an American stage and film actor who grew up in Chicago. Muni was a five-time Academy Award nominee, with one win. He started his acting career in ...

.. Muni traveled to Italy to star in the film partly as an act of solidarity and support for

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friends living there in

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Plot

A disillusioned vagrant (Paul Muni) accidentally kills a shop owner, and is joined by a rebellious youngster in his flight from apprehension.

Cast

as The Stranger With A Gun * Joan Lorring as Angela, a lonely woman * Vittorio Manunta as Giacomo, a small boy *

Luisa Rossi Luisa Rossi (26 January 1925 – 23 May 1984) was an Italian actress. She appeared in 25 films between 1941 and 1978. Born in Milan, Rossi debuted at young age in a significant role in Mario Mattoli's ''Ho tanta voglia di cantare'' (1943). In ...

as Giacomo's Mother * Aldo Silvani as Peroni, the junk dealer * Arnoldo Foà as Inspector-in-Charge * Alfredo Varelli as The Neighborhood Patrolman * Héléna Manson as Grocery Store Clerk *

Enrico Glori Enrico is both an Italian masculine given name and a surname, Enrico means homeowner, or king, derived from ''Heinrich'' of Germanic origin. It is also a given name in Ladino. Equivalents in other languages are Henry ( English), Henri (French), E ...

as Signor Pucci * Linda Sini as Signora Raffetto

References

External links

* * 1952 films 1952 drama films 1950s Italian-language films Film noir Films directed by Joseph Losey United Artists films Italian drama films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub