The Thing from Another World
1951
Natural or Supernatural?
Directed by Christian Nyby, Howard Hawks
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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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- Directors
- Christian Nyby, Howard Hawks
- Written by
- John W. Campbell Jr., Charles Lederer, Ben Hecht, Howard Hawks
- Produced by
- Howard Hawks
- Composer
- Dimitri Tiomkin
- Cinematographer
- Russell Harlan
- Editor
- Roland Gross
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Language
- English
- Rating
- NR
- TMDB
- 6.7/10 (711 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 87% Fresh
- IMDb
- 7.0/10 (36,024 votes)
Cast
Kenneth Tobey
Captain Patrick Hendry
Margaret Sheridan
Nikki
Robert Cornthwaite
Dr. Arthur Carrington
Douglas Spencer
Ned 'Scotty' Scott
James Young
Lt. Eddie Dykes
Dewey Martin
Crew Chief Bob
Robert Nichols
Lt. Ken 'Mac' Erickson
William Self
Corporal Barnes
Nicholas Byron
Tex Richards
Eduard Franz
Dr. Stern
George Fenneman
Dr. Redding
Paul Frees
Prof. Voorhees
Everett Glass
Prof. Wilson
Norbert Schiller
Dr. Lorenz
Edmund Breon
Prof. Ambrose
John Dierkes
Dr. Chapman
Sally Creighton
Mrs. Chapman
James Arness
'The Thing'
Crew
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Music
Dimitri Tiomkin
The Thing from Another World - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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