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The Stranger is a literal (but still very cinematic) adaptation of the novel by Albert Camus. Marcello Mastrioanni stars as Meursault, a man who feels utterly isolated from everyone and everything around him. This alienation results in sudden, inexplicable bursts of violence, culminating in murder. The subsequent trial of Meursault manages to convey the oppressive heat of its Algerian setting with director Luchino Visconti's usual veneer of elegant decadence. Though set in the 1930s, the sensibilities of the film were very much attuned to the 1960s: the problem was that Camus' sentiments had been adopted by so many other filmmakers of the period that The Stranger seemed rather commonplace. The film was originally released in Italy as Lo Staniero.

Genres: Drama

Starring: Marcello Mastroianni, Anna Karina, Georges Geret

Released: October 14, 1967

Runtime: 104.0

Popularity Rating: 1.384

Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica, Marianne Productions, Master Film, Paramount Pictures

Algeria, France, Italy

Arthur Meursault Marcello Mastroianni
Marie Cardona Anna Karina
Raymond Georges Geret
Defense Counsel Bernard Blier
Examining Magistrate Georges Wilson
Judge Pierre Bertin
Priest Bruno Cremer
Masson Mimmo Palmara

Art — Production Design: Mario Garbuglia
Camera — Director of Photography: Giuseppe Rotunno
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Piero Tosi
Directing — Director: Luchino Visconti
Editing — Editor: Ruggero Mastroianni
Production — Producer: Alfredo De Laurentiis
Sound — Original Music Composer: Piero Piccioni
Writing — Novel: Albert Camus
Writing — Screenplay: Georges Conchon
Writing — Screenplay: Luchino Visconti
Writing — Screenplay: Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Writing — Writer: Emmanuel Robles