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Love with the Proper Stranger
“There is a moment - a long moment - when everything is risked with the proper stranger”
6.8 / 10• 1963• 1h 42m•NR• English
ComedyDramaRomance
Storyline
Angie Rossini, an innocent New York City sales clerk from a repressive Italian-American family, engages in a short-lived affair with a handsome jazz musician named Rocky Papasano. When Angie becomes pregnant, she tracks down Rocky hoping he'll pay for her abortion.
Cast & Crew
Natalie Wood
Angie Rossini
Lead
Steve McQueen
Rocky Papasano
Edie Adams
Barbie
Herschel Bernardi
Dominick Rossini
Anne Hegira
Beetie
Harvey Lembeck
Julio Rossini
MB
Mario Badolati
Elio Papasano
PS
Penny Santon
Mama Rossini
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Mulligan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Love with the Proper Stranger is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
