Characters & Themes
The Stripper (1963) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1963 · 95 mins · English
- Directed by
- Franklin J. Schaffner
- Starring
- Claire Trevor, Robert Webber, Joanne Woodward, Richard Beymer, Carol Lynley, Susan Brown
An aging former movie starlet whose Hollywood ambitions never took off now works as a dancer in a low‑budget touring strip show. When the troupe ends up in a remote small town, she becomes stranded and draws the attention of a naive local teenager who is infatuated with her. The men around her propel her toward the persona of “The Stripper,” shaping her reluctant descent into that role.
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