The Silent Stranger (1968)
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- PG
- 1h 32min
- Drama, Western
- 20 Jun 1975 (USA)
- Movie
An American gunfighter is tasked with delivering a valuable scroll to a feudal lord in Japan, and becomes embroiled in a feud between the lord and his rival cousin over ownership of land owed to a young princess in their care.
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Cast
| Tony Anthony | ... |
The Stranger
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| Lloyd Battista | ... |
The American
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Hitoshi Ômae | ... |
Lord Motori
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Kanji Ohara | ... |
Koeta
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Rita Maura | ... |
Princess Otaka
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Kyôichi Satô | ... |
Koeta's Henchman
(as Sato)
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Yoshio Nukano | ... |
Motori Samurai
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| Raf Baldassarre | ... |
White-Eye (uncredited)
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William Conroy | ... |
Thief (uncredited)
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Gaetano Scala | ... |
Thief who shoots Courier (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Luigi Vanzi | ... | (as Vance Lewis) |
Written by
| Vincenzo Cerami | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Giancarlo Ferrando | ... | (screenplay) |
| Tony Anthony | ... | (story) |
| Lloyd Battista | ... | (screenplay collaborator) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Tony Anthony | ... | producer |
| Roberto Infascelli | ... | co-producer (uncredited) |
| Allen Klein | ... | production |
| Ronnie Schneider | ... | line producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Stelvio Cipriani | ||
Cinematography by
| Mario Capriotti | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Renzo Lucidi | ||
Production Management
| John P. Graff Jr. | ... | production manager |
| William Ross | ... | in charge of Japanese production |
| Luciano Volpato | ... | production manager |
Music Department
| Stelvio Cipriani | ... | conductor |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents)
- ABKCO Films
Distributors
- United Artists (1975) (United States) (theatrical)
- Fox-MGM (1975) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1975) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Sinister Cinema (2009) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr) (as 'The Silent Stranger')
- Voulez Vous Film (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2015) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr) (on 'The Stranger Collection')
- Warner Archive Collection (2015) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr) (on 'The Stranger Collection')
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Fono Roma (registration: music)
- Toei Kyoto Movie Studio (studio)
Storyline
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| Taglines | First... there was A STRANGER IN TOWN. Then... THE STRANGER RETURNED. And now, the legendary fighting machine of the Old West goes to the Far East in... THE SILENT STRANGER. See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,600,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Thanks to a dispute between producer Allen Klein and MGM, the film was shelved and did not open in the U.S. until 1975, seven years after it was produced. See more » |
| Goofs | The Stranger ask to be paid for the scroll in Ryo in 1884 Japan. Ryo was abolished as being use as a currency unit in Japan after the Meiji Restoration of 1871 and replaced by the Yen. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Story of the Stranger (2015). See more » |
| Soundtracks | My God How the Money Rolls In See more » |