The Stranger

Feb 26, 1973

1h 34m

★ 3.6

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

Overview

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

Genres

TV Movie

Science Fiction

Drama

Production Companies

Bing Crosby Productions

The Stranger Trailers

Cast

Neil Stryker

Glenn Corbett

George Benedict

Cameron Mitchell

Dr. Bettina Cooke

Sharon Acker

Prof. Dylan MacAuley

Lew Ayres

Max Greene

George Coulouris

Carl Webster

Dean Jagger

Henry Maitland

Steve Franken

Dr. Revere

Tim O'Connor

Steve Perry

Jerry Douglas

Mike Frome

Arch Whiting

Eric Stoner

H.M. Wynant

Truck Driver

William Bryant

When astronaut Spencer Armacost returns to Earth after a mission that nearly cost him his life, he decides to take a desk job in order to see his beautiful wife, Jillian, more often. Gradually, Jillian notices that Spencer's personality seems to have changed, but her concerns fade when she discovers that she's pregnant. As Jillian grows closer to becoming a mother, her suspicions about Spencer return. Why does it seem as if he's a different person?

8.1

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6.8

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7.8

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4.1

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0.0

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6.2

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4.9

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3.9

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6.1

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4.9

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4.3

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5.4

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3.3

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5.6

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3.8

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