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The Strange One

The Strange One

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The Strange One

""THE STRANGE ONE" IS A STRANGE ONE!"

1957

1h 40m

6.5(24 votes)

Drama

Overview

A military school student develops a destructive power over his fellow cadets.

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Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

11 members

Acting

Ben Gazzara

Jocko de Paris

Ben Gazzara

Acting

Pat Hingle

Harold Koble

Pat Hingle

Acting

Peter Mark Richman

Cadet Colonel Corger (as Mark Richman)

Peter Mark Richman

Acting

Arthur Storch

Simmons

Arthur Storch

Acting

Paul E. Richards

Perrin McKee

No Image

Acting

Larry Gates

Major Avery

Larry Gates

Acting

Clifton James

Colonel Ramey

Clifton James

Acting

Geoffrey Horne

Georgie Avery

Geoffrey Horne

Acting

James Olson

Roger Gatt

James Olson

Acting

Julie Wilson

Rosebud

Julie Wilson

Acting

George Peppard

Robert Marquales

George Peppard

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