Rent Stranger in the House (1967)
3.1 of 5 from 58 ratings
1h 44min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Once an eminent barrister, cynical drunkard John Sawyer (James Mason) leads a reclusive life, out of touch with the burgeoning youth movement of the mid-1960's. But when his daughter Angela's (Geraldine Chaplin) boyfriend is wrongfully accused of murder, Sawyer decides to confront his demons and the changing world around him in order to defend him.
- Actors:
- James Mason, Geraldine Chaplin, Bobby Darin, Paul Bertoya, Ian Ogilvy, Bryan Stanion, Pippa Steel, Clive Morton, Moira Lister, James Hayter, Megs Jenkins, Lisa Daniely, Marjie Lawrence, Michael Danvers-Walker, Ivor Dean, Yootha Joyce, John Henderson, Toni Palmer, Lindy Aaron, Pauline Chamberlain
- Directors:
- Pierre Rouve
- Producers:
- Dimitri de Grunwald
- Writers:
- Pierre Rouve, Georges Simenon
- Aka:
- Cop-Out
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- A Brief History of French Poetic Realism, A Brief History of Singer Biopics, Getting to Know: James Mason, inema Paradiso's 2023 Centenary Club: Part 2, Top 10 French-Language Remakes
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 25/02/2019
- Run Time:
- 104 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- G.G. Passion (David Bailey, 1966, 25 mins): a pop singer is hounded to death in this fab film featuring Chrissie Shrimpton and Caroline Munro
- Good Strong Coffee (c1968, 2 mins): swingers swig coffee in this psychedelic ad for the black stuff Tram Journey Through Southampton (c1900, 1 min)
- Charlie Chaplin Sails From Southampton (1921, 1 min)
- Southampton Docks (1964, 24 mins): marvellous mod machinery at work on a merchant vessel Original theatrical trailer
- James Mason in Conversation (1981, 86 mins, audio only): the actor discusses his career in an interview at the National Film Theatre, London
- Newly recorded audio commentary by Flipside founders Vic Pratt and William Fowler
