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The Strange One

Play trailer Poster for The Strange One 1957,  1h 40m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 50% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 61% Fewer than 50 Ratings Popcornmeter
50% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 61% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Cadet Jocko de Paris (Ben Gazzara) pulls all the strings at the military school he attends. With the begrudging help of his roommate, Harry (Pat Hingle), Jocko bullies the younger students into doing his bidding. Because he has the entire student body under his thumb, Jocko always manages to stay one step ahead of his teachers, and even succeeds in getting a well-connected student kicked out of the academy. However, he makes a mistake when he crosses freshman Robert Marquales (George Peppard).

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Derek Prouse Sight & Sound Mar 31, 2020
It must be admitted that while the events are happening they are often very compelling - and this in spite of the clumsy shape of the narrative. Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Aug 19, 2023
It’s a stagebound adaptation with only a few scenes outside of the barracks but the intense and dynamic performances carry the film and become a showcase for the work of the Actors Studio in the fifties. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Apr 1, 2021
2/4
...an absolutely disastrous opening stretch... Go to Full Review
Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine Oct 25, 2019
Fascinating in the way that a killer cobra is fascinating, this is a nasty story about life in a Southern military academy... The central role of a cadet who is a monstrous sadist is skillfully played by Ben Gazzara. Go to Full Review
Phil Hall EDGE Boston Dec 13, 2009
1.5/5
Nobody in the film behaves or speaks like a real person. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jun 25, 2007
C+
Though the homosexual subtext was daring for the 1950s, the film is much softer than the play. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Jack Garfein

Director

Ben Gazzara

Jocko De Paris

George Peppard

Robert Marquales

Pat Hingle

Harold Koble

Arthur Storch

Simmons

Clifton James

Colonel Ramey

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Movie Info

Synopsis Cadet Jocko de Paris (Ben Gazzara) pulls all the strings at the military school he attends. With the begrudging help of his roommate, Harry (Pat Hingle), Jocko bullies the younger students into doing his bidding. Because he has the entire student body under his thumb, Jocko always manages to stay one step ahead of his teachers, and even succeeds in getting a well-connected student kicked out of the academy. However, he makes a mistake when he crosses freshman Robert Marquales (George Peppard).
Director
Jack Garfein
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 27, 1957, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 21, 2014
Runtime
1h 40m
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