Criterion Club: The Stranger (Orson Welles) with John Anzalone

Join John Anzalone for a lively presentation, scene analysis and Q&A after watching the movie at home.

Orson Welles. The Stranger
1946: Orson Welles is in disfavor in Hollywood. With a reputation for headstrong ideas and budget busting demands, he had not been able to secure a film to direct in four years. When John Huston withdrew as director of a property called the Stranger, Producer Sam Spiegel agreed to hire Welles. The contract had rigorous conditions that would penalize Welles if the film came in late or over budget. Welles accepted, anxious to show again what he could do.
The result? The Stranger is a masterpiece of cinema. Strongly anchored in the moment, it tells the story of a Nazi war criminal, played by Welles, who has escaped to the United States and now has a respectable position as a teacher in a well-heeled community in Connecticut. He is engaged to the daughter (Loretta Young) of a Supreme Court justice. In every way, he is a citizen above suspicion.
But a relentless investigator of war crimes (Edward G. Robinson) is on his tail, and the pursuit in broad daylight offers surprise, suspense, moments of horror, and a stunning scene of revelation, all handled with the gifts Orson Welles possessed in abundance.

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