

Stranger in the House
Just when the sounds make you feel crazy ... and the lights shine right through your head ... and everything starts to fly ...
John Sawyer, once an eminent barrister, has slid into a life of cynicism and drunkenness since his wife left him. When his daughter's boyfriend is accused of murder, Sawyer decides to try to pull himself together and defend him in court.
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalNR1 Jan 1968
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical23 May 1967
IrelandIE
- TheatricalPG28 Jul 1967
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Stranger in the House was released on 23 May 1967.
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CinemaSerf
8/28/2023
This is an odd choice of Simenon novel to adapt into a film. It provides for a good role for James Mason as the drunkard solicitor "Sawyer" - a bright, intelligent operator who has hits the skids somewhat after his wife abandoned him, and he became oddly estranged from his daughter "Angela" (an effective, almost aloof Geradine Chaplin), with whom he shares a home. Otherwise, the rest of the roles are weak, wet even. …
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