The Stranger (1946 film)

The Stranger
The Stranger
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Orson Welles
Written by	Anthony Veiller; Uncredited:; Orson Welles; John Huston;
Adaptation by	Victor Trivas; Decla Dunning;
Story by	Victor Trivas
Produced by	S. P. Eagle
Starring	Orson Welles; Loretta Young; Edward G. Robinson; Philip Merivale; Richard Long; Billy House;
Cinematography	Russell Metty
Edited by	Ernest J. Nims
Music by	Bronisław Kaper
Production; company	International Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release dates	July 2, 1946 (Los Angeles, Salt Lake City);
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.034 million
Box office	$3.22 million; 931,868 admissions (France)

The Stranger is a 1946 American thriller film noir directed and (although uncredited) co-written by Orson Welles, starring himself along with Edward G. Robinson and Loretta Young. Welles's third completed feature film as director and his first film noir, it centers on a war crimes investigator tracking a high-ranking Nazi fugitive to a Connecticut town. It is the first Hollywood film to present documentary footage of the Holocaust.

The film was nominated for the Golden Lion (then-called the ‘Grand International Prize’) at the 8th Venice International Film Festival. Screenwriter Victor Trivas received an Oscar nomination for Best Story. The film entered the public domain when its copyright was not renewed.