The stranger: Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, Orson Welles, Philip Merivale, Richard Long, Konstantin Shayne, Byron Keith, Billy House, Martha Wentworth. The trial: Orson Welles, Anthony Perkins, Jeanne Moreau, Romy Schneider, Elsa Martinelli, Akim Tamiroff. The trial based on the novel by Franz Kafka. Special features include: both feature films fully restored ; "Hearts of Age", (1934), Welles' first and rarely seen film ; an original documentary narrated by Welles historian Richard France, which provides insight into the making of both films ; audio commentaries by Jeffrey Lyons ; theatrical trailers ; still photo gallery.
Contents:
1934. hearts of age / directed by William Vance, Orson Welles. Paris-Europa Productions, Hisa Films, Fl. C. It ; Alexander Salkind presents ; written and directed by Orson Welles. 1946 (ca. 95 min., full frame) -- The trial / Paris-Europa Productions, Hisa Films, Fl. C. It ; Alexander Salkind presents ; written and directed by Orson Welles. 1963 (ca. 118 min., letterboxed) -- The hearts of age / directed by William Vance, Orson Welles. 1934.
Summary:
The stranger (ca. 95 min.): an ex-Nazi is allowed to escape from a German war crimes prison after WWII to lead the Allies to a notorious spy planning to revive the Third Reich. The trail leads to a small Connecticut town where intrigue and murder combine for a tense situation. The trial (ca. 118 min.): portrays the experiences of Josef K as he is mysteriously arrested by agents of the police for an unspecified crime. Josef is then plunged into a nightmare world of an inescapable legal bureaucracy that assumes he is guilty.
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