| Love with the Proper Stranger | |
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| Directed by | Robert Mulligan |
| Written by | Arnold Schulman |
| Produced by | Alan J. Pakula |
| Starring | Natalie Wood Steve McQueen Edie Adams Herschel Bernardi Tom Bosley |
| Cinematography | Milton R. Krasner |
| Edited by | Aaron Stell |
| Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8.5 million |
| Box office | $3.6 million (rentals)[1] |
Love with the Proper Stranger is a 1963 American romantic drama film made by Pakula-Mulligan Productions and Boardwalk Productions and released by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Robert Mulligan and produced by Alan J. Pakula from a screenplay by Arnold Schulman.
The film stars Natalie Wood, Steve McQueen, Edie Adams, Herschel Bernardi and Harvey Lembeck. The film also marked the screen debut of Tom Bosley and features a brief, uncredited appearance by the director's younger brother Richard Mulligan, who later became a well-known television actor. The film received five Academy Award nominations including Best Actress (for Wood).
The film addresses themes of abortion, norms of conventional marriage and adulthood.