The Stranger (1946) | Directed by Orson Welles - Full Movie

An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi.

The Stranger is a 1946 American film noir starring Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, and Orson Welles. Welles's third completed feature film as director and his first film noir is about a war crimes investigator tracking a high-ranking Nazi fugitive to a Connecticut town. It is the first Hollywood film to present documentary footage of the Holocaust. The original story by Victor Trivas was nominated for an Academy Award. The film entered the public domain when its copyright was not renewed.

Directed by: Orson Welles
Screenplay by: Anthony Veiller, Decla Dunning, Uncredited: John Huston, Orson Welles
Story by: Victor Trivas
Produced by: Sam Spiegel
Starring: Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, Orson Welles
Cinematography: Russell Metty
Edited by: Ernest J. Nims
Music by: Bronisław Kaper
Production company: International Pictures
Distributed by: RKO Radio Pictures
Release date: July 2, 1946 (Los Angeles, Salt Lake City)
Running time: 95 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $1.034 million
Box office: $3.22 million, 931,868 admissions (France)