From the density and detail of the backgrounds to the amazing camera work, "The Stranger" is full of signature Orson Welles' touches, but my favorite is Welles' behind-the-scenes decision to use very long shots in order to flummox the slice-and-dice plans of the editor - the studio had demanded Welles work under - in exchange for funding his film. "The Stranger" is a plot-driven, studio project that Welles took on specifically to prove that he could make that kind of film.