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The Intruder

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1962 · 84 min Drama
7.2 / 10 · TMDB

Adam Cramer, a slick young architect, arrives in a small Southern town to sell his family's property. His return coincides with the court-ordered desegregation of the local high school. Cramer, spotting an opportunity for profit and influence, aligns himself with local segregationists led by the fiery rabble-rouser Sam Griffin. Exploiting racial tensions and economic anxieties, Cramer masterminds a campaign of intimidation, organizing rallies and distributing inflammatory literature. His calculated manipulation fans the flames of bigotry, tearing the community apart. As the violence he incites escalates, Cramer's facade of righteous crusader cracks, revealing the hollow opportunist beneath and forcing a brutal confrontation with the chaos he engineered.

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Year 1962
Country United States of America
Genre Drama
Director Roger Corman
Runtime 84 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.2/10 (108 votes)

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Roger Corman directs a fierce, low-budget punch not just about racism, but about the mechanics of hatred as a career move. William Shatner is chillingly effective as the calculating outsider who treats bigotry as a marketable commodity.

What lingers after the credits is the film's raw, almost documentary-like anger and its prescient focus on the opportunists who weaponize division. A brutal, essential piece of pulp filmmaking. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Roger Corman

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