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Legendary actor Ben Gazzara made his feature film debut in The Strange One, recreating his Broadway role in Calder Willingham's gripping "End as a Man." Gazzara stars as Cadet Sgt. Jocko DeParis, a sadomasochistic bully in a Southern military academy who uses his magnetism and the school's own military code to manipulate his fellow cadets and officers. When he engineers the expulsion of a hated rival, his reign of terror begins to unravel. The film features a solid cast drawn from The Actor's Studio in New York, including Pat Hingle, Mark Richman, George Peppard (also in his film debut) and Larry Gates, and is directed by Jack Garfein and scripted by Willingham, based on his novel. Censored in its original theatrical release for its homosexual undertones, The Strange One is presented restored and uncut for the first time on DVD.
Original Release
04/12/1957
US Release
04/12/1957
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Ben Gazzara | Jocko De Paris |
Pat Hingle | Harold Koble |
Peter Mark Richman | Cadet Colonel Corger (as Mark Richman) / Cadet Colonel Corger |
Arthur Storch | Simmons |
Paul E. Richards | Perrin McKee |
Larry Gates | Major Avery |
Clifton James | Colonel Ramey |
Geoffrey Horne | George Avery / Georgie Avery |
James Olson | Roger Gatt |
Julie Wilson | Rosebud |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ben Gazzara | Jocko De Paris |
Pat Hingle | Harold Koble |
Peter Mark Richman | Cadet Colonel Corger (as Mark Richman) / Cadet Colonel Corger |
Arthur Storch | Simmons |
Paul E. Richards | Perrin McKee |
Larry Gates | Major Avery |
Clifton James | Colonel Ramey |
Geoffrey Horne | George Avery / Georgie Avery |
James Olson | Roger Gatt |
Julie Wilson | Rosebud |
George Peppard | Robert Marquales |
Helge Pahlman | Jo |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Sam Spiegel | Producer |