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12 April 1957 (USA) moreTagline:
"THE STRANGE ONE" IS A STRANGE ONE! (original print ad - all caps) morePlot:
Jocko De Paris, cadet leader in a Southern military academy, so manipulates events that George Avery... more | full synopsisNewsDesk:
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DVD: Review: The Strange One (From The AV Club. 23 June 2009, 10:00 PM, PDT)
Out on DVD: A vintage gay oddity, TV teens, showtunes and talking back at the screen
(From AfterElton.com. 17 June 2009, 5:48 AM, PDT)
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A strange one indeed more (13 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Ben Gazzara | ... | Cadet Sgt. Jocko DeParis | |
| Pat Hingle | ... | Cadet Harold 'Harry' Koble | |
| Peter Mark Richman | ... | Cadet Col. Laurie Lorger (as Mark Richman) | |
| Arthur Storch | ... | Cadet Simmons | |
| Paul E. Richards | ... | Cadet Perrin 'Cockroach' McKee | |
| Larry Gates | ... | Maj. George Avery Sr. | |
| Clifton James | ... | Col. M.N. Ramsey | |
| Geoffrey Horne | ... | Cadet George Avery Jr. | |
| James Olson | ... | Cadet Roger Gatt | |
| Julie Wilson | ... | Peonie (aka 'Rosebud') | |
| George Peppard | ... | Cadet Robert Marquales |
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Film takes place at a military academy. Cadet Jocko DeParis (Ben Gazzara) concocts an elaborate scheme to get another cadet thrown out of the school. He has the unwilling help of two freshman--Simmons (Arthur Storch) and Robert Marquales (George Peppard). He orders them to keep quiet--but they're not sure if they can and Jocko is a very dangerous man...
Bizarre movie. I hated it at first--it took some time for me to get used to the characters and figure out what was going on but I eventually did. It's not an ordinary Hollywood movie--it was independently made and had trouble with the censors. There's a VERY obviously gay character named Cockroach (Paul E. Richards) who has a crush on Jocko and a shower scene that is homo erotic to a strong degree. There's also a hint of sex between some of the cadets. Pretty raw for 1957.
The acting is just OK. Gazzara and Peppard made there debuts with this film so their overly mannered performances can be forgiven. The rest of the cast is pretty good and carry the film. This was not a commercial success and is rarely screened but it's so strange and different it deserves some recognition. Worth catching if you're interested in offbeat films. A 7.