Not as a Stranger

Not as a Stranger
Theatrical release poster
Directed byStanley Kramer
Screenplay byEdna Anhalt
Edward Anhalt
Based onNot as a Stranger
1954 novel
by Morton Thompson
Produced byStanley Kramer
StarringOlivia de Havilland
Robert Mitchum
Frank Sinatra
Gloria Grahame
Broderick Crawford
Lee Marvin
CinematographyFranz Planer
Edited byFrederic Knudtson
Music byGeorge Antheil
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • June 28, 1955 (1955-06-28)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.5 million[1]
Box office$6.2 million (US and Canada rentals)[2]

Not as a Stranger is a 1955 American film noir drama film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer,[3] starring Olivia de Havilland, Robert Mitchum, Frank Sinatra and Gloria Grahame. It is based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Morton Thompson,[4] which topped that year's list of bestselling novels in the United States. The film's supporting cast features Broderick Crawford, Charles Bickford, Lon Chaney Jr., Lee Marvin, Harry Morgan and Mae Clarke.

  1. ^ Tino Balio, United Artists: The Company That Changed the Film Industry, University of Wisconsin Press, 1987 p. 101
  2. ^ Cohn, Lawrence (October 15, 1990). "All-Time Film Rental Champs". Variety. p. M176.
  3. ^ "Not as a Stranger". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  4. ^ Thompson, Morton (1976). Not As a Stranger (1954 Reissue ed.). Cutchogue, New York: Buccaneer Books Inc. ISBN 978-1568491189.