The Visitor
The Visitor is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Giulio Paradisi (credited as Michael J. Paradise) and based on a story by Egyptian-born Italian writer and producer Ovidio G. Assonitis. It features a cast of well-established stars including John Huston, Shelley Winters, Mel Ferrer, Glenn Ford and Sam Peckinpah with supporting appearances by Neal Boortz and Steve Somers. It was filmed on location in Atlanta, Georgia and at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. It has garnered a cult following over the years.
Plot
In an enigmatic, alien landscape, Jerzy Colsowicz experiences a vision of a powerful and destructive storm brought about by a young human girl. His colleague, an enigmatic Christ-like figure, tells his bald pupils about the centuries-long cosmic conflict between Zatteen, an evil inter-spatial force of immense magnitude with powerful psychic abilities, and his benevolent arch-rival Yahweh. Zatteen escaped to the planet Earth centuries ago, and though he was eventually tracked down and killed by Yahweh, his spirit lives on in the minds of mankind, waiting for an opportunity to reemerge and wreak havoc. The figure tells his disciples that Zatteen had produced dozens of children with human women before his death, and these descendants continue to populate the Earth.
More details
author | Luciano Comici Robert Mundi |
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contentLocation | United States of America |
director | Giulio Paradisi |
editor | Roberto Curi |
events | supernatural |
genre | horror science fiction |
keywords | attack baby basketball game basketball team car accident christ earth fatal accident gunshot wound help human human form kill mankind omni omni coliseum paralyze planet earth police detective psychokinesis psychokinetic round table satan satanism satanist team owner wait win at all costs wreak havoc yahweh zatteen |
musicBy | Franco Micalizzi |
producer | Ovidio G. Assonitis |
publisher | American International Pictures The International Picture Show Company United Artists |
recordedAt | Atlanta |
theme | independent science fiction horror |