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The Stranger (1946) -- College professor Charles Rankin is actually notorious Nazi war criminal Franz Kindler. However, his true identity may be revealed when mild-mannered war crimes commissioner Wilson arrives posing as an antiques dealer.

Overview

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Director:
Orson Welles
Writers:
Anthony Veiller (screenplay)
Victor Trivas (adaptation) ...
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Release Date:
25 May 1946 (USA) more
Tagline:
The Most Deceitful Man A Woman Ever Loved !
Plot:
An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
Who Are Your Favorite Movie Professors?
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User Comments:
I like Harper just the way it is even without a clock.... more (102 total)

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Also Known As:
Date with Destiny (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)

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Trivia:
A lengthy scene of Meineke trying to find Kindler was filmed but cut by the studio. The footage (between 20-30 minutes) is believed lost as even the original negatives have gone missing. (see alternate versions) more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Wilson runs the Concentration Camp footage for Mary Longstreet we see several shots of her face with the flickering light from the screen reflected onto her face. When the film runs out of the projector the light on her face continues to flicker as if film is still being projected instead of being a bright white light. more
Quotes:
Wilson: He was an obscenity on the face of the earth. The stench of burning flesh was in his clothes. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Prodigal Sons (2008) more

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Why are the picture and sound so bad?
What is the Orson Welles character doodling on the scratch pad?
Where has Edward G. Robinson played an investigator who gets a sudden intuition about his case?
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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
I like Harper just the way it is even without a clock...., 25 November 2006
10/10
Author: MarieGabrielle from United States

Loretta Young intones her provincial view of a small Connecticut town, and how everything is perfect, nothing terrible can ever happen in Harper.

Orson Welles deserves credit for this underrated gem. Richard Long is Noah Longstreet and Richard Merrivale as Young's father, a Supreme Court judge.

Edward G. Robinson is the government official, tracking down former Nazi Franz Kindler. Could he be in this perfect American town?. Welles is undercover as a local professor. He marries Mary Longstreet (Loretta Young) but soon some terrible things start occurring in Harper. Mary's dog, Red is missing. Then the body of a mysterious foreigner is found in the woods.

The clock plays a backdrop; Franz Kindler is an amateur clock collector. There are several intriguing scenes, such as when Welles is discussing Nazis and warfare, in the context of history. This is a brilliant suspense film. 10/10.

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