THE STRANGER

Orson WELLES
  • 2026
  • Cannes Classics
  • Restored prints

A Nazi war criminal (Welles) is living a quiet life in a peaceful Connecticut town when an FBI agent (Robinson) tracks him down. Though the film was long regarded as an impersonal Hollywood commission, it bears the filmmaker’s feverish stamp. Made between The Magnificent Ambersons and The Lady from Shanghai, the thriller morphs into a Freudian melodrama. A fascinating exploration of evil from start to finish.

Directed by : Orson WELLES
Year of production: 1945
Country: United States
Durée : 95 minutes

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AMMA ARIYAN

AMMA ARIYAN

John ABRAHAM
BAWANG BIEJI

BAWANG BIEJI

Kaige CHEN
CZŁOWIEK Z ŻELAZA

CZŁOWIEK Z ŻELAZA

Andrzej WAJDA
DU LING ZHI YING

DU LING ZHI YING

Zhang-Ke JIA
EVA

EVA

Maria PLYTA
FESTIVAL DE CANNES 1947

FESTIVAL DE CANNES 1947

Adrien Fred MAURY
GOODNIGHT LAMBY

GOODNIGHT LAMBY

Dustin YELLIN
L’INNOCENTE

L’INNOCENTE

Luchino VISCONTI
L’ÂGE D’OR

L’ÂGE D’OR

Bérenger THOUIN
LA CASA DEL ÁNGEL

LA CASA DEL ÁNGEL

Leopoldo TORRE NILSSON
LA CIOCIARA

LA CIOCIARA

Vittorio DE SICA
LA DÉRIVE

LA DÉRIVE

Paula DELSOL
MACHINE GUN KELLY

MACHINE GUN KELLY

Roger CORMAN
MEEUWEN STERVEN IN DE HAVEN

MEEUWEN STERVEN IN DE HAVEN

Rik KUYPERS, Roland VERHAVERT, Ivo MICHIELS
METTI UNA SERA A CENA

METTI UNA SERA A CENA

Giuseppe PATRONI GRIFFI
MON COLUCHE A MOI

MON COLUCHE A MOI

Michel DENISOT, Julie LAZARE, Camille BRUERE
MOONLIGHTING

MOONLIGHTING

Jerzy SKOLIMOWSKI
PAN’S LABYRINTH

PAN’S LABYRINTH

Guillermo DEL TORO
PELECHIAN PROJECT

PELECHIAN PROJECT

Artavazd PELECHIAN
SIERRA DE TERUEL

SIERRA DE TERUEL

André MALRAUX
SUGATA SANSHIRO

SUGATA SANSHIRO

Akira KUROSAWA
TILAÏ

TILAÏ

Idrissa OUEDRAOGO
UNE VIE MANIFESTE

UNE VIE MANIFESTE

Jean-Gabriel PÉRIOT
ZAMINE BAZI

ZAMINE BAZI

Amirhossein SHOJAEI