Drama ·Horror ·Science Fiction · United States of America · 1951 · 1h 27m

The Thing from Another World

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Director
Christian NybyHoward Hawks
Cast
Kenneth Tobey as Captain Patrick Hendry Margaret Sheridan as Nikki Robert Cornthwaite as Dr. Arthur Carrington Douglas Spencer as Ned 'Scotty' Scott James Young as Lt. Eddie Dykes Dewey Martin as Crew Chief Bob
Crew
Russell Harlan — Director of Photography Roland Gross — Editor Dimitri Tiomkin — Original Music Composer Charles Lederer — Screenplay Howard Hawks — Writer Ben Hecht — Writer
Tagline

Natural or Supernatural?

Synopsis

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

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Mood & Themes
flying saucerbased on novel or bookpilotresearch stationbasearctic polar circle regionsurvivalblack and whitealien invasionnorth polesurvival horroralien plant-life
Key Collaborators
Christian Nyby Director Howard Hawks Director Russell Harlan Director of Photography Roland Gross Editor Dimitri Tiomkin Original Music Composer Charles Lederer Screenplay Howard Hawks Writer Ben Hecht Writer John W. Campbell Jr. Novel Howard Hawks Producer
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