In his film debut, Ben Gazzara repeats his stage portrayal of Jocko De Paris, a manipulative psychotic who holds a Southern military school in thrall. With the help of his flunkies, cadets Harold Knoble (Pat Hingle) and Roger Gatt (James Olson), Jocko sadistically terrorizes the underclassmen, forcing them to do his bidding. Efforts made by Major Avery (Larry Gates) to expose Jocko are constantly thwarted by the students’ conspiracy of silence and by Jocko’s own efforts to destroy Avery. Finally, cadet Robert Marquales (George Peppard, likewise making his first film appearance) can stand no more: turning the tables on Jocko, Marquales reveals the monster for the snivveling coward he really is. This filmization of Calder Willingham’s play and novel End as a Man almost didn’t make it to the screen due to its pronounced homosexual subtext. The filmmakers managed to circumvent the censors by removing three minutes of allegedly offensive footage, and by making the film’s most overtly gay character a slimy, repulsive creep (another implicitly homosexual character, played by Arthur Storch, is depicted as merely wimpish and withdrawn). As a box-office come-on, Calder Willingham added the superfluous character of good-time gal Rosebud (Julie Wilson)., Psychological study of a student whose cruelty wreaks havoc in an all-male military academy in the South.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “The Strange One ” ?
A: The main cast includes Ben Gazzara,George Peppard,Pat Hingle,Peter Mark Richman,Arthur Storch,Paul Richards,Larry Gates,Clifton James,Geoffrey Horne,James Olson,Julie Wilson,Calder Willingham,Sidney Katz,Kenyon Hopkins,Burnett Guffey,Joseph C. Wright.
Q: When Did the “The Strange One” Released?
A: The Movie “The Strange One” originally aired on 1957-04-12 and released in the year of 1957.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “The Strange One” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “The Strange One” ?
A: “The Strange One” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
