The Stranger (Italian: Lo straniero) is a 1967 Italian film directed by Luchino Visconti, based on Albert Camus's 1942 novel The Stranger, with Marcello Mastroianni.
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Plot
Arthur Meursault's friend Raymond beats his girlfriend and is sued by her. In court, Meursault testifies to his friend's advantage. Raymond is off the hook, but now his girlfriend's male relatives stalk Meursault. He shoots one of them and ends up in prison.
Cast
Marcello Mastroianni as Arthur Meursault
Anna Karina as Marie Cardona
Bernard Blier as the Defense counsel
Georges Wilson as the Examining magistrate
Bruno Cremer as Priest
Pierre Bertin as the judge
Jacques Herlin as the Director of the rest home
Marc Laurent as Emmanuel
Georges Géret as Raymond
Brahim Haggiag as the Arab
Alfred Adam as the prosecutor
Jean-Pierre Zola as the employer
Mimmo Palmara as Monsieur Masson
Angela Luce as Madame Masson
Larry J. McDonald as the bearded man at the port
Production
Alain Delon originally was announced for the lead.