The Stranger (1967 film)

"Lo Straniero" redirects here. For the fictional character, see Goncharov (meme).

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 (1967-10-14)
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

Main article: The Stranger (Camus novel)

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

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.

External links

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