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The Stranger

6.820252h 2m15MovieDramaCrime

Algiers, 1938. Meursault, a quiet and unassuming employee in his early thirties, attends his mother's funeral without shedding a tear. The next day, he begins a casual affair with Marie, a work colleague. He quickly slips back into his usual routine.

DirectorFrançois Ozon
WriterFrançois Ozon
ProducersFrançois Ozon·Aude Cathelin

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Cast · Directed by François Ozon

BVBenjamin Voisin
Benjamin Voisin
Meursault
RMRebecca Marder
Rebecca Marder
Marie Cardona
PLPierre Lottin
Pierre Lottin
Raymond Sintès
DLDenis Lavant
Denis Lavant
Salamano
SASwann Arlaud
Swann Arlaud
Chaplain
CMChristophe Malavoy
Christophe Malavoy
Judge
NVNicolas Vaude
Nicolas Vaude
Prosecutor
JCJean-Charles Clichet
Jean-Charles Clichet
Examining Magistrate
MPMireille Perrier
Mireille Perrier
Meursault's Mother
HB
Hajar Bouzaouit
Djemila
AD
Abderrahmane Dehkani
Moussa
JPJérôme Pouly
Jérôme Pouly
Céleste

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