''The Stranger'' ( it, Lo straniero) is a
1967
Events
January
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film by
Italian
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film director
Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo (; 2 November 1906 – 17 March 1976) was an Italian filmmaker, stage director, and screenwriter. A major figure of Italian art and culture in the mid-20th century, Visconti was one of the ...
, based on
Albert Camus
Albert Camus ( , ; ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, and journalist. He was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history. His work ...
's 1942 novel ''
The Stranger'', with
Marcello Mastroianni.
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
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Marcello Mastroianni as Arthur Meursault
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Anna Karina
Anna Karina (born Hanne Karin Blarke Bayer; September 22, 1940 – December 14, 2019) as Marie Cardona
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Bernard Blier
Bernard Blier (11 January 1916 – 29 March 1989) was a French character actor.
He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Pasteur Institute, was posted at the time.
Life and career
His rotund features and ...
as the Defense counsel
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Georges Wilson as the Examining magistrate
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Bruno Cremer
Bruno Jean Marie Cremer (6 October 1929 – 7 August 2010) was a French actor best known for portraying Jules Maigret on French television, from 1991 to 2005.
Origins
Bruno Cremer was born in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, in the eastern suburbs ...
as Priest
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Pierre Bertin as the judge
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Jacques Herlin
Jacques Herlin (17 August 1927 – 7 June 2014) was a French character actor.
Born in Paris as Jacques de Jouette, he appeared in an impressive number of films from the early sixties. He was also active on stage and on television. He died i ...
as the Director of the rest home
* Marc Laurent as Emmanuel
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Georges Géret as Raymond
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Brahim Haggiag as the Arab
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Alfred Adam as the prosecutor
* Jean-Pierre Zola as the employer
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Mimmo Palmara
Domenico "Mimmo" Palmara (25 July 1928 – 10 June 2016) was an Italian actor.
Biography
Born in Cagliari, Palmara made his film debut in 1952 as a character actor in drama films by eminent directors such as Luchino Visconti, Mario Monicelli and ...
as Monsieur Masson
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Angela Luce
Angela Luce (born 3 December 1938) is an Italian film actress and singer of Neapolitan song. She has appeared in 80 films since 1958. She was born in Naples, Italy.
Partial filmography
* ''La sposa'' (1958) - Margherita
* ''Avventura a Capri'' ...
as Madame Masson
* Larry J. McDonald as the bearded man at the port
Production
Alain Delon was originally announced for the lead.
References
External links
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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
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