---
title: 'The Passionate Stranger (1957)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Muriel Box'
released: '1957-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-passionate-stranger-1957'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050784/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Passionate Stranger (1957)

1957 · Drama · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Passionate Stranger is a 1957 British drama film directed by Muriel Box and starring Margaret Leighton and Ralph Richardson. It was written by Box and Sydney Box. It uses the film within a film device, with the "real" part of the plot shot in black-and-white and the "fictional" element in colour.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Muriel Box](https://cinepixo.com/people/muriel-box)
- **Screenplay:** [Muriel Box](https://cinepixo.com/people/muriel-box)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Humphrey Searle](https://cinepixo.com/people/humphrey-searle)
- **Producer:** [Peter Rogers](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-rogers), [Gerald Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-thomas)
- **Director of Photography:** [Otto Heller](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-heller)

## Cast

- [Ralph Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-richardson)
- [Margaret Leighton](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-leighton)

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