The Stranger (1967 film)

The Stranger
Directed by	Luchino Visconti
Produced by	Dino De Laurentiis
Written by	Luchino Visconti Suso Cecchi d'Amico Albert Camus (novel)
Starring	Marcello Mastroianni Anna Karina Bernard Blier Georges Wilson
Release date	14 October 1967
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	French/Italian

The Stranger (Italian: Lo straniero) is a 1967 film by Italian film director Luchino Visconti, based on Albert Camus' novel L'Étranger, with Marcello Mastroianni.

Mersault's friend Sintès beats his girlfriend and is sued by her. At court Mersault testifies to his friend's advantage. Sintès is off the hook but now the girl's male relatives stalk Mersault. He shoots one of them and ends up in prison.

Alain Delon was originally announced for the lead.

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