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The Visitor (1979)

The Visitor poster
Original title
Stridulum
Directed by
Giulio Paradisi
Genre
horror film, science fiction film
Country
Italy, United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
16
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 122 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young girl with telekinetic powers becomes the target in a battle between godlike forces of good and evil. The film follows her family and strangers drawn into the conflict.

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What happens

The Visitor (released in Italy as Stridulum) 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. An international co-production between Italian and American companies, it was filmed on location in Atlanta, Georgia and at Cinecittà and De Paolis Studios in Rome. The film was released in Italy on March 22, 1979. It has garnered a cult following over the years. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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