Unearthly Stranger (1963)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

John Krish

Writers:

Rex Carlton (writer)
Jeffrey Stone (story)

Release Date:

April 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The terrifying story of Project TP.9!

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film

Cast

John Neville	...	Dr. Mark Davidson
Gabriella Licudi	...	Julie Davidson
Philip Stone	...	Prof. John Lancaster
Patrick Newell	...	Maj. Clarke
Jean Marsh	...	Miss Ballard
Warren Mitchell	...	Prof. Geoffrey D. Munro

Also Known As:

Beyond the Stars

Runtime:

78 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:A | Finland:K-16

Company:

Independent Artists

Trivia:

The first full length feature film of Philip Stone.

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.