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ThrillerScience Fiction

Stranger from Venus

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Stranger from Venus (a.k.a. Immediate Disaster and The Venusian) is the story of a woman who meets a stranger with no pulse who has the power of life and death at his touch. He is here from Venus to warn Earth about the atom.

Release Date : 1954-08-23

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Rich & Rich Ltd.

Production Country : United KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : Immediate DisasterThe Venusian

Cast

Patricia Neal

Character Name : Susan North

Original Name : Patricia Neal

Gender : Female

Helmut Dantine

Character Name : The Stranger

Original Name : Helmut Dantine

Gender : Male

Derek Bond

Character Name : Arthur Walker

Original Name : Derek Bond

Gender : Male

Cyril Luckham

Character Name : Dr. Meinard

Original Name : Cyril Luckham

Gender : Male

Willoughby Gray

Character Name : Tom Harding

Original Name : Willoughby Gray

Gender : Male

Marigold Russell

Character Name : Gretchen Harding

Original Name : Marigold Russell

Gender : Female

Arthur Young

Character Name : Scientist

Original Name : Arthur Young

Gender : Male

Kenneth Edwards

Character Name : Charles Dixon

Original Name : Kenneth Edwards

Gender : Male

David Garth

Character Name : First Police Officer

Original Name : David Garth

Gender : Male

Stanley Van Beers

Character Name : General

Original Name : Stanley Van Beers

Gender : Male

Nigel Green

Character Name : Second Police Officer

Original Name : Nigel Green

Gender : Male

Graham Stuart

Character Name : Police Chief

Original Name : Graham Stuart

Gender : Male

John Le Mesurier

Character Name : Official

Original Name : John Le Mesurier

Gender : Male

Peter Sallis

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Peter Sallis

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-11-21

This is all over the place. It seems derivative of Harry Bates' short story from 1940 "Farewell to the Master" as an alien - in this case from Venus - arrives to tell humanity to ditch nuclear weapons. Patricia Neal seems to pretty much reprise her role from "The Day The Earth Stood Still" (also based on the same short story) as she and Cyril Luckham try to engage with our alien visitor, played by an almost static Helmut Dantine. He has landed in the UK but the radio announcements reporting his arrival all have American accents (not very BBC) and the special effects, such as they are, are pretty basic. Burt Balaban may have devised his direction to have a somnambulant effect - this is a very, very slow burn. It does contain the great quote "I can find no pulse, therefore there are two possible explanations: either I am drunk, or you are dead"