Unearthly Stranger *** (1963, John Neville, Gabriella Licudi, Philip Stone, Jean Marsh, Patrick Newell, Warren Mitchell) – Classic Movie Review 12,940

The 1963 British British black-and-white B-movie sci-fi film Unearthly Stranger stars Gabriella Licudi as an alien sent to kill her new husband (John Neville).

Director John Krish’s 1963 British British black-and-white B-movie sci-fi film Unearthly Stranger is based on a story by Jeffrey Stone, and stars John Neville, Gabriella Licudi, Philip Stone, Jean Marsh, Patrick Newell, and Warren Mitchell. Gabriella Licudi plays an alien sent to kill her new husband.

The ‘Unearthly Stranger’ is the alien bride Julie (Gabriella Licudi), the new Swiss wife of a wacky British scientist, Dr Mark Davidson (John Neville), who seeks his time-space formula. So now Dr Mark Davidson is in fear for his life. Julie confesses that she is an alien sent to kill her husband but says instead she must leave because she has fallen in love with him.

This low-budget filler is a surprisingly successful and compelling, if modest 1960s sci-fi film. The performances by a slick cast, the script writing by Rex Carlton, the black and white photography by Reg Wyer, and the handling by director John Krish are all unexpectedly effective. Of course, don’t expect a special effects fest, as the production is modest and there was obviously no budget for one.

The script is based on an idea by Jeffrey Stone.

Unearthly Stranger is made by Independent Artists. It was released in the UK by  on 12 September 1963 and in April 1964 in the US.

It is also known as Beyond the Stars.

The cast are John Neville as Dr Mark Davidson, Philip Stone as Professor John Lancaster, Gabriella Licudi as Julie Davidson, Patrick Newell as Major Clarke, Jean Marsh as Miss Ballard, Warren Mitchell as Professor Geoffrey D Munro.

Jean Marsh OBE (born 1 July 1934). Her next film after Unearthly Stranger was Face of a Stranger (1964), one of the Edgar Wallace Mysteries.

Gabriella Licudi (born Gabrielle Carmen Stuttard, 14 September 1941 – 18 September 2022).

Unearthly Stranger is directed by John Krish, runs 78 minutes, is made by Independent Artists, is released by Anglo-Amalgamated (UK), is written by Rex Carlton, based on an idea by Jeffrey Stone, is shot in black-and-white by Reg Wyer, is produced by Julian Wintle, Leslie Parkyn and Albert Fennell, is scored by Edward Williams and Marcus Dodds.

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