The Stranger

About The Stranger

An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi, who may be hiding out in a small town in the guise of a distinguished professor engaged to the Supreme Court Justice’s daughter.

The Stranger (1946) is a crime thriller film directed by Orson Welles. Released in June 1946, it runs 95 minutes.

Edward G. Robinson takes the lead as Federal Agent Wilson, Loretta Young as Mary Longstreet, Orson Welles as Prof. Charles Rankin, and Philip Merivale as Judge Adam Longstreet. Written by Anthony Veiller.

Shelv files it under film noir, professor, connecticut, and clock. It streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Artiflix in the United States.

Casablanca, Notorious, and Schindler's List make useful companions to The Stranger, all filed under black and white and nazi. It scores 7.2 out of 10 from 664 TMDB voters.