Unearthly Stranger

1963
1 Std. 18 Min.

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Mysteriöse Frau heiratet Regierungswissenschaftler Davidson, obwohl er nichts über ihre Vergangenheit weiß.Mysteriöse Frau heiratet Regierungswissenschaftler Davidson, obwohl er nichts über ihre Vergangenheit weiß.Mysteriöse Frau heiratet Regierungswissenschaftler Davidson, obwohl er nichts über ihre Vergangenheit weiß.

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6,4/10

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Wissenswertes
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".

Patzer
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.

Alternative Versionen
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.

Verbindungen
Referenced in The Borderlands (2013)

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Ausgewählte Rezension

7/10

Unusual sci-fi thriller

We love digging up neglected low-budget sci-fi films and we really enjoyed this one. In some ways it is quite typical British sci-fi of its period, in other ways it is odd and unusual. It had a feel of an extended TV production, and reminded us of the soon-to-come Patrick Macnee & Diana Rigg series 'The Avengers', not surprising really as several names in the credits later showed up in that series. Overall, this film is an enjoyable entertainment, a cut above the B-movie fayre that characterises the early 60's.