# The Stranger (1967)

> In colonial Algiers, an emotionally detached Frenchman faces a murder trial that turns his inner emptiness into evidence of guilt.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/19581

## Facts

- Runtime: 104 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Luchino Visconti
- Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Anna Karina, Bernard Blier, Alfred Adam, Pierre Bertin, Angela Luce, Jacques Herlin, Mimmo Palmara
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062310/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: austere, bleak, contemplative, serious film night, literary adaptation viewing

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