The Visitor

The Visitor (1979)

Stridulum

They know we are here...

An ancient intergalactic warrior arrives on Earth to put a stop to a demonic child's plot to reproduce Satan's next generation of evil.

Date of release
1979-03-22
TMDB
5.3 / 10 (130)
Runtime
1h 49m
Genres
Horror, Science Fiction
Director
Giulio Paradisi

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Budget: $800K
  • Filmed in: Atlanta

The Visitor is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Giulio Paradisi and starring Mel Ferrer, Glenn Ford, Lance Henriksen, Joanne Nail, John Huston, Sam Peckinpah, and Shelley Winters. Its plot focuses on a battle between cosmic forces mirroring Abrahamic God and Satan figures, over the soul of a young girl with telekinetic abilities.

Production

The film was shot on-location in Atlanta, where producer Ovidio G. Assonitis had previously filmed Tentacles (1977), also starring John Huston and Shelley Winters. Sequences were shot in several local landmarks, including the Omni. The rest of the film was shot at Cinecittà and De Paolis Studios in Rome.

Aaron Norris worked a stuntman. Bruno Bozzetto was the animator for the film's visual effects.

Due to his well-publicized alcoholism, Sam Peckinpah had difficulty memorizing his dialogue, and all of his lines were dubbed by another actor.

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