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The Thing from Another World (1951)

NR · 1951-04-05 · 1h 27m · EN
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It Creeps... It Crawls... It Strikes Without Warning!

Scientists and US Air Force officials fend off a blood-thirsty alien organism while investigating at a remote arctic outpost.

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John W. Campbell Jr.WriterBen HechtWriterHoward HawksDirectorChristian NybyDirector

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Kenneth TobeyKenneth TobeyCaptain Patrick HendryMargaret SheridanMargaret SheridanNikkiRobert CornthwaiteRobert CornthwaiteDr. Arthur CarringtonDouglas SpencerDouglas SpencerNed 'Scotty' ScottJames YoungJames YoungLt. Eddie DykesDewey MartinDewey MartinCrew Chief BobRobert NicholsRobert NicholsLt. Ken 'Mac' EricksonWilliam SelfWilliam SelfCorporal BarnesNicholas ByronNicholas ByronTex RichardsEduard FranzEduard FranzDr. SternGeorge FennemanGeorge FennemanDr. ReddingPaul FreesPaul FreesProf. Voorhees

Keywords

Based on novel or bookAlien invasionPilotFlying saucerBlack and whiteArcticBaseArctic polar circle regionLoose adaptationAlien plant-life

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Genre affinityDrama · Horror · Science FictionTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Alien Invasion · PilotDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference201260 · 158902Actor preference103420 · 290407 · 189909

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Scientists and US Air Force officials fend off a blood-thirsty alien organism while investigating at a remote arctic outpost.

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The Thing from Another World has a runtime of 87 minutes.

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