The Stranger's Hand
1954, Italian. Directed by Mario Soldati.
Eight-year-old Roger Court is in Venice expecting to reunite with his father, British diplomat Major Court (Trevor Howard), whom he hasn't seen in three years. Roger lives with his Aunt Rose since his mother abandoned him.
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Mario SoldatiDirector
- Richard O'SullivanRoger Court
- Alida ValliRoberta Gleukovitch
- Eduardo CiannelliDr. Vivaldi
- Trevor HowardMajor Roger Court
- Richard BasehartJoe Hamstringer
- Stephen MurrayBritish Consul in Venice
- Arnoldo FoàCommissioner
- Guido CelanoChief Constable
- Helen GossUndetermined Role
- Giorgio CostantiniPescovitch
- Angelo CecchelinLuza
- Nino VechinaFirst Killer
Details
- Released
- 20 January 1954
- Original title
- La mano dello straniero
- Country
- Italy, United Kingdom
- Written by
- Guy Elmes, Graham Greene, Giorgio Bassani
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The Stranger's Hand runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).
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The Stranger's Hand isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 January 1954. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Stranger's Hand?
The Stranger's Hand (1954) was directed by Mario Soldati and stars Richard O'Sullivan, Alida Valli, Eduardo Ciannelli.