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.
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Movie1946·95 min
The Stranger
Directed by Orson Welles
A thriller crime film directed by Orson Welles.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 8%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.2/10
645 ratings
About The Stranger
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Intimate (1 of 9)
- Spirit
- Haunting (3 of 9)
- Texture
- Tense, Stylized
- Story Tags
- corruption power, fate destiny, betrayal, wwii era, historical event, american regional, small town, romantic partners, strangers forced together, detective investigator, villain protagonist, undercover infiltration, cat and mouse, hidden identity, corruption
