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House of Strangers

1949
Drama
1h 41m
Max Monetti is consumed with vengeance against his brothers after their betrayal of his father Gino. But after remembering his past, especially his relationship with Irene Bennett, Max realizes that his father had caused all the tension within the family and makes peace with his brothers. (imdb)
Directed by:
Joseph L. Mankiewicz Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Written by:
Philip Yordan Jerome Weidman
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Starring:
Edward G. Robinson Edward G. Robinson Luther Adler Luther Adler Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Richard Conte Richard Conte Susan Hayward Susan Hayward Paul Valentine
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Genre:
Drama
Country:
USA
Languages:
English, Italian
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House of Strangers

1949
Drama
1h 41m
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kasperlKasperL
Rated 12 Feb 2024
55
39th
The romance between Conte and Hayward wasn't anything special, and even though Robinson did impress me in a few scenes he goes way too broad in his portrayal of the immigrant father. I guess the core of the film, his relationship to his sons, had potential, but it's been done better in many other movies. Maybe not back then yet, I guess.
Rated 12 Feb 2024
theshiznitTheShiznit
Rated 20 Jan 2024
60
79th
gossamerGossamer
Rated 04 Nov 2023
2
59th
bruges29corkBruges29Cork
Rated 26 Sep 2023
80
74th
cinesexualcinesexual
Rated 19 Sep 2023
80
70th
alxwralxwr
Rated 02 Jul 2023
70
69th
s-gS G
Rated 22 May 2023
100
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ugdemirelceUgDemirelce
Rated 10 Mar 2023
70
46th
em_edEM-ED
Rated 25 Nov 2022
73
74th
tychocelchuuTychoCelchuu
Rated 17 Nov 2022
87
78th
dlawrenceDLawrence
Rated 06 Nov 2022
77
56th
mb9607mb9607
Rated 29 Jul 2022
80
0th
wesleycrushrWesleyCrushR
Rated 30 May 2022
70
61st
cloudynowCloudynow
Rated 10 May 2022
72
69th
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 02 May 2022
70
19th
Viewed March 25, 2022. This hinges on a patently ridiculous performance from Edward G. Robinson, who’s going full Super Mario World as the family’s patriarch (for reference, he’s introduced singing opera in the bath, then asking someone to “scrub-a” his back), and some of Mankiewicz’s stylistic choices are awkward. Consequently, the film doesn’t quite cohere, but there are passages of it that are full-on noir and quite exceptional.
Rated 02 May 2022
francogonzoFrancoGonzo
Rated 01 Apr 2022
13
69th
jbisselljbissell
Rated 01 Apr 2022
65
24th
inmateinmate
Rated 11 Mar 2022
79
62nd
strangelimestrangelime
Rated 07 Mar 2022
80
54th
berthmaniaBerthMania
Rated 02 Mar 2022
68
33rd
kjones77kjones77
Rated 26 Feb 2022
80
74th
tgfvgTGFVG-
Rated 06 Jan 2022
1
32nd
zzzorfzzzorf
Rated 27 Nov 2021
60
42nd
punqPUNQ
Rated 14 Nov 2021
70
96th
Felt the ending was a cop out, but there was so much to love about this troubled family dynamic. First off, Edward G. Robinson was really superb as the father. Classic big mouth manipulator who always has to have it his way. Richard Conte was real strong as the independent son being betrayed by his other brothers. Great role for him. If only the ending had been as hot blooded as the rest of the story...
Rated 14 Nov 2021
flipperrbmflipperrbm
Rated 29 Sep 2021
6
65th
rankaisijaRankaisija
Rated 09 Jul 2021
80
78th
vegaVegA
Rated 07 Jun 2021
71
59th
daffodil907daffodil907
Rated 04 Apr 2021
72
69th
vanillasky_iiVanillaSky
Rated 15 Feb 2020
70
77th
bahtiyarlBahtiyarL
Rated 01 Jan 2020
70
60th
bal3xbal3x
Rated 09 Aug 2019
80
91st
hotsakehotsake
Rated 08 May 2019
65
63rd
Its an engaging story and gets pretty tense in some scenes. The acting was a bit over the top and I felt that the pacing was a bit off.
Rated 08 May 2019
ahale80AHALE80
Rated 23 Apr 2019
90
92nd
buddhaloubuddhalou
Rated 03 Mar 2019
70
49th
ehk2ehk2
Rated 09 Feb 2019
32
45th
patrickpedpatrickped
Rated 31 Oct 2018
70
53rd
olimpiuolimpiu
Rated 14 Oct 2018
90
83rd
cmquinnCMQuinn
Rated 26 Jul 2018
70
49th
achwellfoleyAchwellFoley
Rated 25 Jun 2018
57
45th
freddiequellFreddieQuell
Rated 24 Jun 2018
76
68th
dragosdragos
Rated 03 May 2018
80
86th
scottmccscott.mcc
Rated 09 Mar 2018
70
64th
henrybrhenrybr
Rated 24 Feb 2018
77
64th
italoItalo
Rated 31 Jan 2018
1
0th
cocoaCocoa
Rated 29 Nov 2017
50
26th
chadisdangerchadisdanger
Rated 30 Aug 2017
74
37th
malcymMalcym
Rated 27 Jul 2017
6
55th
barryeganbarryegan
Rated 20 May 2017
60
19th
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Rated 13 Apr 2017
62
71st
filmaffinityfilmaffinity
Rated 13 Apr 2017
74
92nd
robot2xlrobot2xl
Rated 29 Mar 2017
45
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digglerDiggler
Rated 13 Feb 2017
69
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buffBuff
Rated 05 Jan 2017
50
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frbrownfrbrown
Rated 17 Nov 2016
95
96th
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 28 Jul 2016
94
89th
Shattering family drama masquerading as noir, highlighted by Robinson's forceful and powerful performance as the venal patriarch, though performances all down the line are beautifully executed - Mankiewicz's subtle directorial touches maintain a low-key tension for all of the family drama scenes, before ramping things up for the intense climax; a forced happy-ish ending takes the bloom somewhat off the rose. Seeds of GODFATHER influence abound (including alumni Conte in the lead!)
Rated 28 Jul 2016
colneedhamCol_Needham
Rated 04 Jul 2016
70
47th
mubivotesMUBIvotes
Rated 11 Jan 2016
34
51st
norvaljonesnorval_jones
Rated 28 Dec 2015
60
17th
michaelokeefMichaelOKeef
Rated 11 Dec 2015
70
70th
braddad68braddad68
Rated 23 Nov 2015
94
74th
ecalderecalder
Rated 18 Nov 2015
61
51st
crm114CRM_114
Rated 12 Nov 2015
80
87th
itbspodcastITBSPodcast
Rated 24 Oct 2015
100
0th
"...too many people talking..." http://illusionpodcast.blogspot.com/2015/02/episode-48-mankiewicz-before-eve-1946.html
Rated 24 Oct 2015
m_b_mM-B-M
Rated 12 Sep 2015
6
73rd
ecrE.C.R.
Rated 15 Jul 2015
71
84th
thirdeye42thirdeye42
Rated 15 Jul 2015
75
67th
amadeusAmadeus
Rated 13 Jul 2015
71
55th
sacitSacit
Rated 11 Jul 2015
80
66th
jorgJorg
Rated 03 May 2015
70
64th
oldale1OldAle1
Rated 24 Apr 2015
80
61st
risseladaRisselada
Rated 15 Mar 2015
50
18th
brianmnbrianmn
Rated 05 Dec 2014
70
76th
antaresAntares
Rated 29 Nov 2014
82
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bizarreeyebizarre_eye
Rated 02 Nov 2014
65
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elimpeelimpe
Rated 15 May 2014
65
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limdeboisLimdebois
Rated 16 Sep 2013
70
68th
barkinsonBarkinson
Rated 19 Aug 2013
60
62nd
filmcricketfilmcricket
Rated 28 May 2013
73
79th
danozudanozu
Rated 29 Mar 2013
70
65th
funkybusnssfunkybusnss
Rated 15 Mar 2013
50
21st
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 26 Nov 2012
87
87th
Conte and Robinson are excellent and Hayward is great noir lady. But the real strength is in the relationships. The father son relationships full of love and hate, the brotherly trust turning to bitterness, the cultural and generational gaps between old world and new world, between honour and the law. The structure, too, takes away the tension and intrigue and replaces it with curiosity and mixed sympathies to great effect.
Rated 26 Nov 2012
gordon_coleGordon Cole
Rated 29 Jun 2012
77
65th
debaser1985debaser1985
Rated 31 May 2012
68
54th
jhbendiksenjhbendiksen
Rated 20 May 2012
69
13th
nicsonnicson
Rated 26 Apr 2012
65
60th
cactusmancactusman
Rated 19 Feb 2012
89
62nd
nrm01NRM01
Rated 19 Mar 2011
72
88th
gody85Gody85
Rated 23 Sep 2010
48
44th
kangadoodookangadoodoo
Rated 16 Mar 2010
60
53rd
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 13 Mar 2010
56
12th
There are some noir elements, but they're pretty sparse. It's mostly just your average family melodrama. Second problem: Robinson plays a ridiculous caricature. He-a talk-a like dis! It's really painful. Third problem: Richard Conte. His character is all over the place. You feel like you're supposed to be rooting for him, but he's kind of a dick. I enjoyed the basic plot and the bitter tone, and there were some fine examples of nice framing... otherwise I was disappointed.
Rated 13 Mar 2010
empire434empire434
Rated 23 Feb 2010
58
32nd
cinebaixarcinebaixar
Rated 12 Dec 2009
82
64th
dallyDally
Rated 01 Jun 2009
80
65th
comanchexcomanchex
Rated 27 May 2009
74
58th
imdbimdb
Rated 05 May 2009
75
85th
demonhatesmedemonhatesme
Rated 27 Mar 2009
82
58th
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Rated 10 Jan 2009
63
44th

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