Quick Facts
DirectorChristian Nyby
Runtime1h 27m · NR
GenresDrama · Horror · Science-fiction
Release1951-04-05
Film
The Thing from Another World
1951· NR· 1h 27m· Drama· Horror· Science-fiction
“Natural or Supernatural?”
Scientists and US Air Force officials fend off a blood-thirsty alien organism while investigating at a remote arctic outpost.
1951-04-05
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Key Crew
DirectorChristian Nyby
WriterBen Hecht
ScreenplayCharles Lederer
ProducerHoward Hawks
Director of PhotographyRussell Harlan
Original Music ComposerDimitri Tiomkin
EditorRoland Gross
Full cast & crew (21 cast · 36 crew)
Details
Released1951-04-05
Runtime1h 27m · NR
StatusReleased
StudiosWinchester Pictures Corporation · RKO Radio Pictures
Budget$1M
Box office$2M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.7/10 · 693 votes
Original languageen
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