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Titolo originale: Unearthly Stranger

1963
T
1h 18min

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Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaMysterious woman marries government scientist Davidson despite his lack of knowledge about her past. His bosses are suspicious of her unusual traits. After it's clear she does love Davidson,... Leggi tuttoMysterious woman marries government scientist Davidson despite his lack of knowledge about her past. His bosses are suspicious of her unusual traits. After it's clear she does love Davidson, the pair come under attack.Mysterious woman marries government scientist Davidson despite his lack of knowledge about her past. His bosses are suspicious of her unusual traits. After it's clear she does love Davidson, the pair come under attack.

Regia
- John Krish
Sceneggiatura
- Rex Carlton
- Jeffrey Stone
Star

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6,4/10

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Regia
- John Krish
Sceneggiatura
- Rex Carlton
- Jeffrey Stone
Star

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A British gem that deserved better

One of the most entertaining films to come out of British studios in the Sixties which sadly has never been given the plaudits it richly deserved. Both Neville and Stone (who played an excellent part in "The Shining"), demonstrated total commitment and kept the pace and excitement of the plot going right to the end. And we shouldn't neglect to mention Patrick Newell, who played the 'sweet-toothed' security bod, with precision-like reality. I too was surprised by the similarity to the plot of William Sloane's "TO WALK THE NIGHT", an eerie and thought-provoking story I first read in 1959 and have read a dozen times since. The similarity is just too close to be coincidence and it is nothing short of criminal not to have Sloane's name on the credits. The film was excellent; the novel is superb, both deserve a place in any SF collection.

Comberman
20 ago 2003
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Unearthly Stranger was selected by the film historians Steve Chibnall and Brian McFarlane as one of the 15 most meritorious British B films made between World War II and 1970. "Although Unearthly Stranger appears to draw attention to the performance of femininity, it is male society that is the real object of scrutiny," they say, describing it as "a highly effective fable" and praising its "unsettling atmosphere of dislocation and tension which disturbs our taken-for-granted assumptions about the worlds of office and home".

Blooper
In the film, Dr. Davidson denies his wife is an alien when Prof. Lancaster claims she is. Yet in the voice-over introduction, he speaks as though he had been making that claim to Lancaster.

Versioni alternative
When originally released theatrically in the UK, the BBFC made cuts to secure a 'A' rating. All cuts were waived in 2014 when the film was granted a 'U' certificate for its premiere DVD and Blu-ray release.