The Visitor

The Visitor (1979, USA/Italy) is a Sci-Fi Thriller cult film directed by Giulio Paradisi

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Main Details

• Released in 1979
• Color
• Running Time: Germany: 101 min | USA: 90 min | Argentina: 100 min
• Production Co: Brouwersgracht Investments | Film Ventures International (FVI)
• Distribution Co: American International Pictures (AIP) (198?) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release) | Astral Films (1980) (Canada) (theatrical) | Avis Film (1980) (West Germany) (theatrical) | Film Ventures International (FVI) (1980) (USA) (theatrical) | The International Picture Show Company (1980) (USA) (theatrical)
• Directed by Giulio Paradisi (as Michael J. Paradise)
• Written by Ovidio G. Assonitis, Luciano Comici, Robert Mundi, Giulio Paradisi
• Starring Mel Ferrer, Glenn Ford, Lance Henriksen, John Huston, Joanne Nail, Sam Peckinpah, Shelley Winters, Paige Conner, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Franco Nero
• Produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff, Ovidio G. Assonitis, A. Caponetto, Edward L. Montoro, Samuel Goldwyn Jr. (uncredited)
• Original Music by Franco Micalizzi
• Cinematography by Ennio Guarnieri
• Film Editing by Roberto Curi

Also Known As

• Stridulum (USA) (original title)
• Die Außerirdischen (Germany)
• El visitante del más allá (Spain)
• Goscie (Poland)
• Herdeiros da Morte (Brazil)
• O episkeptis tis Kolaseos (Greece)
• Vierailija (Finland)
• Visitante del más allá (Argentina)
• Ziyaretçi (Turkey)

Tagline

• They know we are here...

Synopsis

Katy Collins (Paige Conner) is no ordinary 8 year-old girl. Indeed, she is unique, carrying within her the power of Sateen, an inter-spacial force of immense magnitude. Katy's primary mission on earth is to carry these genes forward, a task accomplished by convincing her mother, Barbara (Joanne Nail) to bear a similarly endowed male child with whom Katy would eventually mate. Opposing this scheme is The Visitor (John Huston), a sage of galactic stature who has come to this world not to kill Katy, but to end her "confusion". Find out what happens in this unforgettable, supernatural, suspense thriller.