Not as a Stranger

"Stands alone! First as a book... Now as a motion picture!"

1955 2h 15m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 49

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Lucas Marsh, an intern bent upon becoming a first-class doctor, not merely a successful one. He courts and marries the warm-hearted Kristina, not out of love but because she is highly knowledgeable in the skills of the operating room and because she has frugally put aside her savings through the years. She will be, as he shrewdly knows, a supportive wife in every way. She helps make him the success he wants to be and cheerfully moves with him to the small town in which he starts his practice. But as much as he tries to be a good husband to the undemanding Kristina, Marsh easily falls into the arms of a local siren and the patience of the long-sorrowing Kristina wears thin.

“Stands alone! First as a book... Now as a motion picture!”

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Cast

Robert Mitchum
Lucas Marsh
Olivia de Havilland
Kristina Hedvigson / Kristina Marsh
Frank Sinatra
Alfred Boone
Gloria Grahame
Harriet Lang
Broderick Crawford
Dr. Aarons
Charles Bickford
Dr. Dave W. Runkleman
Myron McCormick
Dr. Clem Snider
Lon Chaney Jr.
Job Marsh

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stanley Kramer
Writers: Edward Anhalt, Edna Anhalt
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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71 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stanley Kramer, shot by Franz Planer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Buddy Kaye. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Frederic Knudtson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Robert Mitchum and Olivia de Havilland and Frank Sinatra carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Stands alone! First as a book... Now as a motion picture!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0048432 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Stanley Kramer directs. Franz Planer behind the camera. Buddy Kaye scores. Frederic Knudtson cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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171 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Stanley Kramer, shot by Franz Planer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Buddy Kaye. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Frederic Knudtson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Robert Mitchum and Olivia de Havilland and Frank Sinatra carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Stands alone! First as a book... Now as a motion picture!".
7IMDB entry: tt0048432 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 13 themes, including "marriage crisis", "surgeon", "marriage of convenience", "doctor".