The Silent Stranger
Seen it?1968 | 92 min | Western
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for most people.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1968: an older pace and style.
The Stranger comes across some bad guys trying to kill a Japanese emissary for a very important scroll. Before the emissary dies, he asks The Stranger to return the scroll to Japan. Once there he finds himself stuck in the middle of two rival clans and decides to play them off one against each other to free the town.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Luigi Vanzi
- Tony AnthonyThe Stranger
- Lloyd BattistaThe American
- Rita MauraThe Princess
- Hitoshi ŌmaeMatori
- Kanji Ohara
- Kyōichi Satō
- Yoshio Nukano
- Raf BaldassarreWhite-Eye
- William ConroyGunman
- Gaetano ScalaThief shooting Courier