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1946
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Average Rating
3.7
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2.0
For an encore, Cattet and Forzani have upped the ante: Their second feature, The Strange Color Of Your Bodys Tears, is an even wilder giallo riffa hyp ..
Av Club
0.5
Whatever foul canker youve shoved so far up inside your folds nobody could ever find it, youd better hope that you dont get a visit from the Stranger.
Den Of Geek
4.5
The Stranger is socko melodrama, spinning an intriguing web of thrills and chills.
Variety
4.5
Welles third film, often described as his worst, but still a hugely enjoyable thriller.
Time Out
4.5
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Screen Daily
3.2
Its a psychological thriller with noir pretensions; it comes up short as far as believability due to the lame script, but still is greatly entertainin ..
Sover
4.0
So this thriller starring Edward G. Robinson as a post WWII Nazi hunter and Welles as a Nazi spy hiding out in an American small town comes across as ..
Combust Ible Celluloid
4.5
The Lowdown: Terrific suspense thriller from the great Orson Welles.
Mountain X
2.0
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Emanuellevy
3.8
A solid piece of postwar genre work about a Nazi hiding in bucolic small town America, The Stranger is not unique enough to stand out from the crowd, ..
Q Network
5.0
The Stranger (International RKO Radio) is a cunning conspiracy to scare the daylights out of you.
Time
3.5
Panicky violins and swelling crescendos strengthen the conclusion, which again demonstrates Welles infatuation with flawed men and impossible redempti ..
2.0
Orson Welles plainly gets much pleasure out of playing villainous roles, to judge by his choice and performance of bogey men in the past.
Ny Times
4.0
Orson Welles takes the lead role of the Nazi fugitive and he doesnt even bother with trying to craft a German accent.
One Room With A View
4.5
Orson Welless 1946 film reproduces his personal themes of self scrutiny and self destruction only in outline, though it is an inventive, highly enjoya ..
Chicago Reader
1.5
Its only 1946, and Welles is already typecast as the man with a past and not a glorious future.
Film4
5.0
The Stranger holds up incredibly well and serves as a reminder that Welles could craft a visual narrative unlike anyone else of his era, truly redefin ..
FanboyNation.com
3.5
Welles might not have had control in the editing room, but he indulged his penchant for long takes with the able assistance of ace cinematographer Rus ..
Movie Metropolis
5.0
The most restrained and conventional of Welless films, but still a thrilling entertainment.
Online Tv Guide
5.0
Perhaps this simply reflects my own prejudices: films about artists such as St. Germain des Pres have always fascinated me.Plus it is hard to resist a ..
Mike Grost
3.5
Welles is so technically proficient that even his second tier works are well worth seeking out, and The Stranger belongs to this category.
Film and Felt
4.5
They are backed by a smooth production, of brains and taste, and by a script that skillfully conceals the gaping holes in its mesh of intrigue.
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4.5
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4.5
It is a tightly plotted and well acted thriller that bears Welles unique stamp, in spite of it being a director for hire project.
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