Kiusaaja

Original title: The Strange One

1957
K-12
1h 40m

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6.9/10

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Students faced with an ethical dilemma about the dehumanization associated with the tradition of hazing, at a military college in the Southern United States, take matters in their own hands.Students faced with an ethical dilemma about the dehumanization associated with the tradition of hazing, at a military college in the Southern United States, take matters in their own hands.Students faced with an ethical dilemma about the dehumanization associated with the tradition of hazing, at a military college in the Southern United States, take matters in their own hands.

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Ben Gazzara and Clifton James in Kiusaaja (1957)

Ben Gazzara and Julie Wilson in Kiusaaja (1957)

Ben Gazzara and Larry Gates in Kiusaaja (1957)

George Peppard, Ben Gazzara, Pat Hingle, and Arthur Storch in Kiusaaja (1957)

George Peppard, Ben Gazzara, and Arthur Storch in Kiusaaja (1957)

Ben Gazzara, Pat Hingle, and Arthur Storch in Kiusaaja (1957)

George Peppard and Arthur Storch in Kiusaaja (1957)

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Trivia
Ben Gazzara, Pat Hingle, Peter Mark Richman (as Mark Richman), Arthur Storch, and Paul E. Richards played the same roles on stage. The play "End as a Man" opened on Broadway at the Vanderbilt Theatre, 148 W. 48th St. on 14 October 1953 and ran for 105 performances.

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When Jocko and Julie go to the Savanarola Club in town, there is a neon sign in a window with open blinds as seen from the outside. But when they step inside, the blinds in the window are closed and no light from the neon sign is seen.

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Featured in Ben Gazzara Remembers the Strange One (2009)

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7/10

A strange one indeed

Film takes place at a military academy. Cadet Jocko DeParis (Ben Gazzara) concocts an elaborate scheme to get another cadet thrown out of the school. He has the unwilling help of two freshman--Simmons (Arthur Storch) and Robert Marquales (George Peppard). He orders them to keep quiet--but they're not sure if they can and Jocko is a very dangerous man...

Bizarre movie. I hated it at first--it took some time for me to get used to the characters and figure out what was going on but I eventually did. It's not an ordinary Hollywood movie--it was independently made and had trouble with the censors. There's a VERY obviously gay character named Cockroach (Paul E. Richards) who has a crush on Jocko and a shower scene that is homo erotic to a strong degree. There's also a hint of sex between some of the cadets. Pretty raw for 1957.

The acting is just OK. Gazzara and Peppard made their debuts with this film so their overly mannered performances can be forgiven. The rest of the cast is pretty good and carry the film. This was not a commercial success and is rarely screened but it's so strange and different it deserves some recognition. Worth catching if you're interested in offbeat films. A 7.

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