The Foreigner (1977) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

A secret agent from Europe arrives in New York City and becomes entangled with an assortment of odd characters and situations.

Cast & Crew

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Amos Poe

Eric Mitchell

Patti Astor

Deborah Harry

Terens Severine

Anya Phillips

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Foreigner, The (1978) -- Just Drive

Foreigner, The (1978) -- Things Are Pretty Bad

Foreigner, The (1978) -- You're On Your Own

Film Details

Also Known As

Foreigner

Genre

Drama

Experimental

Thriller

Release Date

1977

Distribution Company

Cinedigm; New Video

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 41m

Sound

Mono

Color

Black and White

Synopsis

European secret agent Max Menace arrives in New York City, waiting for his contact to tell him his assignment. He becomes entangled with an assortment of odd characters and situations, but never learns why he's there.

Director

Amos Poe

Cast

Eric Mitchell

Patti Astor

Deborah Harry

Terens Severine

Anya Phillips

Duncan Hannah

David Forshtay

Klaus Mettig

Ana Marton

Pusante Byzantium

Chirine Ed Khadem

Crew

Chirine El Khadem

Johanna Heer

Ivan Kral

Eric Mitchell

Fernando Natalici

Michael Penland

Amos Poe

Amos Poe

Amos Poe

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Videos

Foreigner, The (1978) -- Just Drive Minimal production values and/or budget, Eric Mitchell, himself a director of the New York Punk and "No Wave" film movement, plays the lead, opening Amos Poe's The Foreigner, 1978.

Foreigner, The (1978) -- Things Are Pretty Bad Duncan Hannah is the loosely identified boss "Shake," telling the cabbie where to take Eric Mitchell, the title character, who then meets a contact (Klaus Mettig), who's not much help, with unorthodox shooting and sound editing, in New York Punk director Amos Poe's The Foreigner, 1978.

Foreigner, The (1978) -- You're On Your Own Eric Mitchell, the title character, brought to New York to do a job nobody seems to know about, meets two more useless contacts, Kool (Chirine El Khadam, who is also the cinematographer) at the World Trade Center, then another (unidentified) near the United Nations, in Punk director Amos Poe's The Foreigner, 1978.

Film Details

Also Known As

Foreigner

Genre

Drama

Experimental

Thriller

Release Date

1977

Distribution Company

Cinedigm; New Video

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 41m

Sound

Mono

Color

Black and White

Articles

The Foreigner (1978)

September 28, 2012

A secret agent from Europe arrives in New York City and waits for a contact to give him his assignment, but no one ever tells him what it is or why he is there.

Producer: Amos Poe
Director: Amos Poe
Screenplay: Amos Poe
Cinematography: Chirine El Khadem
Music: Ivan Král
Film Editing: Johanna Heer, Michael Penland, Amos Poe
Cast: Eric Mitchell (Max Menace), Anya Phillips (Doll), Patti Astor (Fili Harlow), Deborah Harry (Dee Trik), Terens Séverine (Zazu Weather), Robin Crutchfield (Fido Hex), Kitty Sondern (Kit Bag), Duncan Hannah (King Bag/Shake), Steven Kramer (Mouse), Susan Morris (Mo Bag), Amos Poe (Amos Nitrate), David Forshtay (For Bag), Pusante Byzantium (Skratch/Rumanian), Ana Marton (Fullee/Rumanian), Chirine El Khadem (Mr. Kool).
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The Foreigner (1978)

The Foreigner (1978)

A secret agent from Europe arrives in New York City and waits for a contact to give him his assignment, but no one ever tells him what it is or why he is there. Producer: Amos Poe Director: Amos Poe Screenplay: Amos Poe Cinematography: Chirine El Khadem Music: Ivan Král Film Editing: Johanna Heer, Michael Penland, Amos Poe Cast: Eric Mitchell (Max Menace), Anya Phillips (Doll), Patti Astor (Fili Harlow), Deborah Harry (Dee Trik), Terens Séverine (Zazu Weather), Robin Crutchfield (Fido Hex), Kitty Sondern (Kit Bag), Duncan Hannah (King Bag/Shake), Steven Kramer (Mouse), Susan Morris (Mo Bag), Amos Poe (Amos Nitrate), David Forshtay (For Bag), Pusante Byzantium (Skratch/Rumanian), Ana Marton (Fullee/Rumanian), Chirine El Khadem (Mr. Kool). BW-101m.

Quotes

When we dream that we dream, we are beginning to wake up.
- Max Menace

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1977

Released in United States 1977

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