the Criminal is a film of RKO carried out by Orson Welles in 1946, on a scenario of John Huston.

Synopsis

Shortly after the Second world war, the Wilson inspector tracks the German war criminals . In its research, it finds Franz Kindler who emigrated with the the United States to remake her life. Under the name of Charles Rankin, he became a loved and appreciated professor of a small town of the New England, and prepares to marry Mary Longstreet, the girl of the judge.

Data sheet

• original Title: The Stranger
• Realizer: Orson Welles
• Scenario: Anthony Veiller, John Huston and Orson Welles, according to Victor Trivas and Decla Dunning
• Image: Russel Metty
• Assembly: Bronislaw Kpaer
• Producing: Sam Spiegel
• Distribution: RKO
• Country of origin: the United States
• Format: Black and white
• Kind: Police officer
• Lasted: 95 minutes
• Coming out date: 1946

Distribution

• Orson Welles : Franz Kindler alias Charles Rankin
• Loretta Young: Mary Longstreet
• Edward G. Robinson: the inspector Wilson
• Konstantin Shayne: Konrad Merinke
• Philippe Merrival: judge Longstreet

Distinctions

• Oscar 1946 of the best scenario.
• Lion of gold 1947 of the Festival of Venice.

Around film

• Orson Welles finished the turning of film with ten days in advance on the date envisaged.
• John Huston, author of the scenario, did not credit with the credits.
• Welles regarded it as its less good film: “There is nothing me in The Stranger (...). I turned it to show with the industry which I could turn a Hollywood standard film, within the limits of time and the budget, and to be a as good realizer as no matter whom of other.” (Orson Welles quoted by Frank Brady)

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