

The Intruder
He Fed Their Fears And Turned Neighbor Against Neighbor!
A man in a gleaming white suit comes to a small Southern town on the eve of integration. He calls himself a social reformer. But what he does is stir up trouble--trouble he soon finds he can't control.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $90K
- Box office
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- Language
- English
- based on novel or book
- ku klux klan
- racial segregation
- integration
- beating
- racism
- racial tension
- lynch mob
- pro integration
- unlikely hero
- bombed church
- troublemaker
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG-1314 May 1962
FranceFR
- PhysicalU10 Apr 2019
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1212 Aug 1963
MexicoMX
- TVB-1514 May 1962
NetherlandsNL
- Physical12DVD5 Jul 2004
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The Intruder was released on 14 May 1962.
Audience reviews
2- D8/10
drystyx
4/3/2023
There's a lot going for this film about prejudice. First of all, it begins with the status quo approach. The director has William Shatner enter a town, presumably as a protagonist, though he quickly changes into an antagonist. This may be copied from "Women of Dolwyn", where Richard Burton enters the same way, except his character was nowhere near as vile as the one Shatner portrays. There is a unique twist of cas…
- R7/10
r96sk
4/14/2024
As uncomfortable as it is, I think it's a good movie. <em>'The Intruder'</em> is basically your standard story of how dangerous mob mentality can be, especially when coupled with ready-made white supremacy. It is a bit white saviour-y, though I did like how Charles Barnes' Joey had his own moment in the face of adversity. I enjoyed (from an acting viewpoint, of course) the performances onscreen of Frank Maxwell…
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