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        The Thing from Another World
        6.7
        (611 votes)

        The Thing from Another World

        1951
        Drama
        Horror
        Science Fiction
        1 hr 27 min

        Overview

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

        Creators

        Director
        Christian Nyby
        Director
        Howard Hawks
        Novel
        John W. Campbell Jr.
        Screenplay
        Charles Lederer
        The Thing from Another World

        Cast

        Full Cast
        Kenneth Tobey
        Kenneth Tobey
        Captain Patrick Hendry
        Margaret Sheridan
        Margaret Sheridan
        Nikki
        Robert Cornthwaite
        Robert Cornthwaite
        Dr. Arthur Carrington
        Douglas Spencer
        Douglas Spencer
        Ned 'Scotty' Scott
        James Young
        James Young
        Lt. Eddie Dykes
        Dewey Martin
        Dewey Martin
        Crew Chief Bob
        Robert Nichols
        Robert Nichols
        Lt. Ken 'Mac' Erickson
        William Self
        Corporal Barnes
        Nicholas Byron
        Tex Richards
        Eduard Franz
        Eduard Franz
        Dr. Stern
        George Fenneman
        Dr. Redding
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        Movie Details

        Status
        Released (05/04/1951)
        Original language
        English
        Country
        Production companies
        Flying saucer
        📖Based on novel / book
        👨‍✈️Pilot
        🔬Research station
        Base
        Arctic polar circle region
        ⛺Survival
        🎞Black and white
        🛸Alien invasion
        North pole
        😱Survival horror
        Alien plant-life
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