The Stranger joins Oscar Noir

Jul 20, 2010 by Ian Evans

1946’s The Stranger which was directed by and starring Orson Welles, will have a screening as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ series “Oscar Noir: 1940s Writing Nominees from Hollywood’s Dark Side”. The screening will be on Monday, July 26, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater and will be introduced by Ocean’s Elevene screenwriter Ted Griffin.

The film, about the hunt for a Nazi war criminal in suburban America, earned Victor Trivas an Academy Award® nomination for Original Motion Picture Story.

Check out http://www.oscars.org/events-exhibitions/events/2010/noir.html for more information.