The Stranger

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The Stranger

"The planet he uncovered was a twin to Earth...but so ominously different!"

1973

1h 34m

3.9(17 votes)

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Science Fiction

Drama

Overview

An astronaut enters a vortex and crash-lands on a parallel planet where he's not welcome.

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10 featured cast members

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Glenn Corbett

Neil Stryker

Cameron Mitchell

George Benedict

Sharon Acker

Dr. Bettina Cooke

Lew Ayres

Prof. Dylan MacAuley

George Coulouris

Max Greene

Dean Jagger

Carl Webster

Steve Franken

Henry Maitland

Tim O'Connor

Dr. Revere

Jerry Douglas

Steve Perry

Arch Whiting

Mike Frome

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Directed by: Lee H. Katzin
Written by: Gerald Sanford

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