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The Mysterious Stranger

  • TV Movie
  • 19821982
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 30m
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6.8/10
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The Mysterious Stranger (1982)
  • Family
  • Fantasy
  • Mystery
A young printer's apprentice imagines himself back in the days of Guttenberg, helping him to print the Bible. The next thing he knows he has conjured up a young spirit from the future who ca... Read allA young printer's apprentice imagines himself back in the days of Guttenberg, helping him to print the Bible. The next thing he knows he has conjured up a young spirit from the future who casts spells over striking printers and causes general mischief.A young printer's apprentice imagines himself back in the days of Guttenberg, helping him to print the Bible. The next thing he knows he has conjured up a young spirit from the future who casts spells over striking printers and causes general mischief.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
168
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  • Director
    • Peter H. Hunt
  • Writers
    • Mark Twain(story)
    • Julian Mitchell(teleplay)
  • Stars
    • Chris Makepeace
    • Bernhard Wicki
    • Herbert Fux
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  • Director
    • Peter H. Hunt
  • Writers
    • Mark Twain(story)
    • Julian Mitchell(teleplay)
  • Stars
    • Chris Makepeace
    • Bernhard Wicki
    • Herbert Fux
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    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Chris Makepeace
    Chris Makepeace
    • August Feldneras August Feldner
    Bernhard Wicki
    Bernhard Wicki
    • Heinrich Steinas Heinrich Stein
    Herbert Fux
    Herbert Fux
    • Hans Katzenyammeras Hans Katzenyammer
    Christoph Waltz
    Christoph Waltz
    • Ernst Wassermanas Ernst Wasserman
    Bernd Stephan
    • Doangivadamas Doangivadam
    Vanessa Knox-Mawer
    • Margetas Marget
    Harry Hornisch
    • Adam Binksas Adam Binks
    Erwin Steinhauer
    Erwin Steinhauer
    • Gustav Fisheras Gustav Fisher
    Towje Kleiner
    • Moses Haasas Moses Haas
    Fred Gwynne
    Fred Gwynne
    • Balthasar Hoffmanas Balthasar Hoffman
    Paola Loew
    Paola Loew
    • Frau Steinas Frau Stein
    Karl Friedrich
    • Father Julianas Father Julian
    Erika Wackernagel
    • Katrinaas Katrina
    Erika Domenik
    • Dufflesas Duffles
    Astrid Lohel
    • Saraas Sara
    Lance Kerwin
    Lance Kerwin
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    Kim Eveleth
    • Villageras Villager
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    • Director
      • Peter H. Hunt
    • Writers
      • Mark Twain(story)
      • Julian Mitchell(teleplay)
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    A young printer's apprentice imagines himself back in the days of Guttenberg, helping him to print the Bible. The next thing he knows he has conjured up a young spirit from the future who casts spells over striking printers and causes general mischief. —frankfob2@yahoo.com
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      • Family
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      • Not Rated
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    7/10
    One of many versions
    The one thing to keep in mind when watching this is the fact Mark Train wrote three versions of this only one of which was actually completed: 'Chronicle of Young Satan' (set in 1590 Austria, abandoned in mid scene), 'Schoolhouse Hill' (with Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer as Satan's (now called No. 44) companions, also incomplete), and 'No. 44, The Mysterious Stranger' (set in 1490 Austria and the only version to actually have an ending).

    The problem is that the 1916 version published by Twain's biographer Albert Bigelow Paine has since been revealed to be a composite of an heavily edited 'Chronicle of Young Satan' with the 'No. 44, The Mysterious Stranger' ending slapped on. If that was not confusing enough for someone trying to go back to the original story the University of California Press put out yet another version in 1982 that is supposedly the 'definitive' version that Twain himself would have had published had he lived.

    It is clear from the text at the ending that this film is based on either the entire 'No. 44, The Mysterious Stranger' draft or the University of California version and not on the better known Paine version that mixes plots and characters from two totally different versions.
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    • Release date
      • October 11, 1982 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • West Germany
      • Austria
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mark Twain Classics: The Mysterious Stranger
    • Filming locations
      • Castle Moosham, Salzburg, Austria
    • Production companies
      • Great Amwell Company
      • MR Filmproduktion
      • Nebraska Educational Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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