The Stranger

Set in Algiers during the 1930s, this drama follows Arthur Meursault, a French employee who feels a deep sense of detachment from the people and events in his life. His indifference extends to his personal relationships and the death of his mother. This emotional isolation eventually leads him to commit an unplanned murder on a beach. Following his arrest, Meursault faces a legal trial where he remains distant and refuses to defend himself, eventually facing a death sentence and rejecting religious absolution.

The film was directed by Luchino Visconti and stands as the tenth of 15 films he directed, following The Witches and preceding The Damned. The screenplay was written by Visconti along with Suso Cecchi d'Amico and Georges Conchon. Marcello Mastroianni stars as Meursault and also served as a producer. The main cast includes Anna Karina, Bernard Blier, Alfred Adam, Pierre Bertin, and Angela Luce. A co-production between Algeria, Italy, and France, the movie was released on October 14, 1967. It holds a rating of 6.8 on TMDB based on 96 votes, while film critics gave it a lower score of 6.2 based on 13 reviews.