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The Strangers

1969 · 86 min

A taut, sun-scorched standoff where every polite exchange hides a threat and nobody can be trusted.

Overview
A violent and ruthless bank robber hides out from the police scouring the countryside for him in the home of a couple living far out in the desert. But the couple not only know who he is, they have secrets of their own and are just as ruthless.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • isolation
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
thriller
Directed by
Jean-Pierre Desagnat
Written by
Jean-Pierre Desagnat, Pascal Jardin
Starring
Michel Constantin, Senta Berger, Julián Mateos, Hans Meyer, Alberto Fernández, Álvaro de Luna, José María Tasso, Emilio S. Espinosa
Music
Michel Magne, François de Roubaix
Cinematography
Marcel Grignon
Runtime
86 min
Country
France, Germany, Italy, Spain
Languages
French

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