Not as a Stranger
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| Directed by | Stanley Kramer |
| Produced by | Stanley Kramer |
| Screenplay by |
Edna Anhalt Edward Anhalt |
| Based on | novel by Morton Thompson |
| Starring |
Olivia de Havilland Robert Mitchum Frank Sinatra |
| Music by | George Antheil |
| Cinematography | Franz Planer |
| Edited by | Frederic Knudtson |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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135 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.5 million |
| Box office | $7.1 million (North America) |
Not as a Stranger is a 1955 Drama film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Morton Thompson. The romantic melodrama novel was widely popular, topping that year's list of bestselling novels in the United States.
The film was Kramer's directorial debut and featured Olivia de Havilland and Robert Mitchum in the lead roles, backed by a stellar supporting cast including Frank Sinatra, Gloria Grahame, Broderick Crawford, Charles Bickford, Lon Chaney, Jr., Harry Morgan, and Lee Marvin. The film was released by United Artists.
Sinatra had catapulted back into the limelight as the result of a supporting role for a film from a similarly popular novel, From Here to Eternity, two years earlier. Initially a minor box office success, Not as a Stranger is seldom seen today, never receiving widespread distribution on home video. It was first released on DVD in 1992.
Lucas Marsh (Robert Mitchum) is a brilliant and dedicated medical student who has aspired to be a doctor since childhood. His mother is dead and he is estranged from his alcoholic father, who has squandered the family's money, leaving Lucas unable to pay for medical school. In order to get the needed tuition money, Lucas marries an older nurse, Kristina "Kris" Hedvigson (Olivia de Havilland), who has substantial savings. Although Kris loves Lucas and helps him in a variety of ways, he is indifferent towards her and considers her "stupid" though she is an excellent nurse. Lucas cares only about doing excellent medical work, and frequently clashes with other doctors he considers incompetent, including his wealthy best friend Alfred Boone (Frank Sinatra). Kris, Alfred, and Lucas' mentor Dr. Aarons (Broderick Crawford) try to humanize him and teach him that all doctors sometimes make mistakes.
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