Stranger in the Kingdom (1998)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Jay Craven

Writers:

Howard Frank Mosher (novel)
Don Bredes (screenplay) ...

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A Vermont town in the 1950's hires a new minister based on his war record and capable presentation,...

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel | Independent Film

Awards:

1 win

Cast

David Lansbury	...	Charlie Kinneson
Ernie Hudson	...	Rev. Walter Andrews
Martin Sheen	...	Sigurd Moulton
Bill Raymond	...	Resolved Kinneson
Sean Nelson	...	Nathan Andrews
Jean Louisa Kelly	...	Athena Allen
Tom Aldredge	...	Elijah Kinneson
Rusty De Wees	...	Harlan Kittredge
Larry Pine	...	Edward Kinneson
Michael Ryan Segal	...	Frenchy LaMott
Jordan Bayne	...	Claire LaRiviere
George Dickerson	...	Sheriff Mason White
Henry Gibson	...	Zack Burrows
Carrie Snodgress	...	Ruth Kinneson
Tantoo Cardinal	...	Heaven Fontaine

MPAA:

Rated R for language and a scene of violence.

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Chelsea, Vermont, USA

Company:

Kingdom Come Pictures

Trivia:

Howard Frank Mosher's barn was used as the soundstage for the cockfight and strip-show scenes.

Movie Connections:

References The First Great Train Robbery (1979)

good film, worth renting

The third in Jay Craven's series of film adaptations of Howard Frank Mosher novels (the others are 'High Water' (1991), 'Where the Rivers Flow North' (1993), and the upcoming 'Disappearances'.) By far Craven's darkest film to date, telling a story of murder and racism in a small 1950's Vermont town. A brilliantly executed piece of cinema which is at once both a compelling drama and a riveting whodunit, featuring top-drawer performances (particularly Rusty DeWees, Bill Raymond, and Ernie Hudson.), and an appropriately eerie score by the Horse Flies. Like all of Craven's films except for 'Rivers', it may be hard to find outside of Vermont, but well worth a rental if you do come across it.