The Stranger
Meursault is a man who feels utterly isolated from everyone and everything around him. This alienation results in sudden, inexplicable bursts of violence, culminating in murder.
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Cast
22 people
Marcello Mastroianni
Arthur Meursault
Known for
8½
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Anna Karina
Marie Cardona
Known for
Vivre Sa Vie
Band of Outsiders
Bernard Blier
Defense Counsel
Known for
The Restaurant
Crooks in Clover
Alfred Adam
Prosecutor
Known for
The President
Let Joy Reign Supreme
Pierre Bertin
Judge
Known for
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
Crooks in Clover
Angela Luce
Madame Masson
Known for
The Decameron
Malicious
Jacques Herlin
Director of Home
Known for
Of Gods and Men
Slap the Monster on Page One
Mimmo Palmara
Masson
Known for
The Colossus of Rhodes
That Malicious Age
Jean-Pierre Zola
Employer
Known for
Mon Oncle
The Train
Joseph Marechal
Salamano
No other roles listed
Jacques Monod
Prison Guard
Known for
The Tenant
The Seventh Company Has Been Found
Mohamed Cheritel
Arab
No other roles listed
Luchino Visconti Director · Suso Cecchi d'Amico Screenplay Georges Conchon Screenplay
United States release December 18, 1967 · Produced in Algeria, France, Italy · Languages French, Italian
Production
DDL Cinematografica
Production
Marianne Productions
Production
Master Film
Production
Casbah Film
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio · Production
Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica
Production
Algeria · France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Lo straniero
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
French · Italian
Release dates
Italy · September 6, 1967
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Italy · October 14, 1967
Theatrical
United States · December 18, 1967
Theatrical
United States
June 3, 2018 · Limited theatrical · Harvard Film Archive
Denmark
April 30, 1968 · Theatrical
Finland
September 6, 1968 · Theatrical
France
October 20, 1967 · Theatrical
November 11, 2009 · Theatrical · Re-release
Germany
March 1, 1968 · Theatrical · West Germany
Hungary
April 26, 1973 · Theatrical
Italy
October 13, 1967 · Premiere · Rome
November 30, 1967 · Theatrical · Milan
October 18, 2006 · Premiere · Rome Film Festival
Japan
September 21, 1968 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 4, 1971 · Theatrical
Serbia
March 1, 2006 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Spain
March 21, 1969 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 20, 1968 · Theatrical
Türkiye
December 23, 1968 · Limited theatrical · Turkish Cinematheque Foundation
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