The Strange One

The Strange One (1957)

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In his film debut, Ben Gazzara repeats his stage portrayal of Jocko De Paris, a manipulative psychotic who holds a Southern military school in thrall. With the help of his flunkies, cadets Harold Knoble (Pat Hingle) and Roger Gatt (James Olson), Jocko sadistically terrorizes the underclassmen,… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min.
Directed By
Jack Garfein
Written By
Calder Willingham
Genres
Drama, Classics
In Theaters
Apr 12, 1957 Wide
On DVD
Jun 16, 2009

Critic Reviews

  • Fr. Chris Carpenter, Orange County and Long Beach Blade

    One of the ten best, if one of the more obscure, home video releases of 2009

  • Phil Hall, EDGE Boston

    Nobody in the film behaves or speaks like a real person.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Though the homosexual subtext was daring for the 1950s, the film is much softer than the play.

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