

The Stranger
1991-05-07 · 114 min · ★ 7.6
A well-off family is paid an unexpected, and rather unwanted, visit by a man claiming to be the woman's long lost uncle. The initial suspicion with which they greet the man slowly dissolves as he regales them with stories of his travels, tales that are at odds with their conventional middle class perspective on the world.
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- Directors
- Satyajit Ray
- Production companies
- National Film Development Corporation of India, Erato Films, DD Productions, Soprofilms
- Countries
- India, France
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Utpal DuttManomohan Mitra
Dipankar DeySudhindra Bose
Mamata ShankarAnila Bose
Rabi GhoshRanjan Rakshit
Dhritiman ChatterjeePrithwish Sen Gupta
Subrata ChattopadhyayChhanda Rakshit
Promode GangulyTridib Mukherjee
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