The Stranger

1946 · 95 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 29,607 VOTES · DIR. Orson Welles

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Overview

An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi, who may be hiding out in a small town in the guise of a distinguished professor engaged to the Supreme Court Justice’s daughter.

Dialogue Timeline — 997 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:09 {clock chimes}
00:05:32 ln the United States. The town of Harper.
00:11:39 Meinike. We mustn't be seen talking together.
00:14:48 He looked like any other man. He was dressed like any other man.
00:19:42 - Cafeteria style around here, mister. - That's right. Self-service.
00:23:33 Charles... You've changed.
00:27:16 You're going to fix the one in the church tower?
00:30:19 l don't know. l can't believe that people can be reformed except from within.
00:35:26 - l wish you could think who he was. - You're overtired.
00:39:05 People can't help who they fall in love with.
00:42:45 l was just trying to complete your mystery for you.
00:46:15 - You understand, don't you? - Of course l understand.
00:50:03 That oil will be 1 5 cents. l'll just put it on your account.
00:53:21 She realises now that whatever story he told her about Meinike was false.
00:56:40 No.
00:59:46 He led me here. And here l lost him.
01:03:30 l'm not interested in proving that he isn't Rankin, only that he is Kindler.
01:07:09 Were you able to see when they opened the grave?
01:10:13 - Remember Friday, Mary. - Yes, all right.
01:14:28 Going someplace?
01:17:16 {whistles}
01:22:23 - Didn't you see him? - Why should l see Noah?
01:27:07 - What do you want? - l came to kill you.
01:31:13 ENHOH

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed997
Dialogue density10.5 lines / min
First line00:00:09
Final line01:31:13

Production Record

DirectorOrson Welles
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,034,000
Revenue$3,220,000
IMDb votes29,607