Stranger on the Prowl (1952)
Stranger on the Prowl (1952)
BDRip 1080p | MKV | 1920x1080 | x264 @ 5760 Kbps | 82 min | 3,36 Gb
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Genre: Crime, Drama
BDRip 1080p | MKV | 1920x1080 | x264 @ 5760 Kbps | 82 min | 3,36 Gb
Audio: English AC3 1.0 @ 96 Kbps | Subtitles: None
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director: Joseph Losey
Stars: Paul Muni, Joan Lorring, Vittorio Manunta
A nameless, homeless and rejected man who is looking for a new life and a young boy from an impoverished family, who is forced to steal when he loses the milk money. These two come together in the same hiding place.
"Stranger on the Prowl" is probably the one Losey movie most people haven't heard of. He made it largely on location in Italy in 1952 from a screenplay by Ben Barzman, (like Losey, Barzman was also a victim of the blacklist), and it gave Paul Muni a late starring role as a drifter on the run who strikes up a friendship with a small boy who comes to share his hiding place. Although technically an Italian film, it's in English and while hardly a masterpiece it's still a remarkable piece of work, a cross between Italian Neo-Realism and American Film Noir and it remains an essential part of the Losey canon.
It's a story the cinema has tackled many times with varying degrees of success. This one works in large part to the fine performances of Muni and Vittorio Manunta as the boy but mainly due to Losey's mostly unsentimental handling of the material and his brilliant use of his Italian locations. It may be difficult to see these days but it shouldn't be missed if you get the opportunity.
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Stranger on the Prowl (1952)
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