Strangers' Meeting
4.5
A fateful Stranger's Meeting leads to a maelstrom of crime, deception and murder in this 64-minute British programmer. The beautiful Delphi Lawrence heads a stellar cast, including such reliables as Victor Maddern, Norman Rossington, Conrad Phillips and Reginald Hearne. The plot centers around acrobat Peter Arne, falsely accused of murder. Escaping from the authorities, Arne hides out in a rustic inn, allowing first-time director (and former cinematographer) Robert Day ample opportunity for dark, menacing shadows and sinister underlighting. The genuine murderer is revealed just seconds before the culprit's death. Stranger's Meeting was held back from release until Robert Day's "official" directorial debut, The Green Man, had made the rounds.
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Peter Arne
Harry Belair
Known for
The Return of the Pink Panther
Straw Dogs
Delphi Lawrence
Margot Sanders
Known for
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
Bunny Lake Is Missing
Robert Day
Desmond Davis
David Gordon
Conrad Phillips
David Sanders
Known for
Fawlty Towers
Murder She Said
Jack Parsons
Richard Savage
Barbara Archer
Rosie Foster
Known for
Dracula
633 Squadron
E.M. Smedley-Aston
Victor Maddern
Willie Fisher
Known for
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Carry On Cleo
David Ritch
Giovanni
Also in
Portrait of a Matador
The Steel Bayonet
Robert Day Director · Albert Elms Composer Arthur Grant Cinematographer
First release October 30, 1957 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Jack Parsons Productions
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · October 30, 1957
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No release date listed for United States.
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