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The Thing from Another World

Genres
Drama
Horror
Science Fiction
Rating
6.7
Status
Released
Release Date1951-04-05
Runtime87 min
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Budget$1,300,000
Revenue$1,950,000
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Overview

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

Keywords
flying saucer
based on novel or 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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Cast & Crew

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Kenneth Tobey

as Captain Patrick Hendry

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Margaret Sheridan

as Nikki

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Robert Cornthwaite

as Dr. Arthur Carrington

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Douglas Spencer

as Ned 'Scotty' Scott

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James Young

as Lt. Eddie Dykes

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Dewey Martin

as Crew Chief Bob

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Robert Nichols

as Lt. Ken 'Mac' Erickson

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William Self

as Corporal Barnes

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Nicholas Byron

as Tex Richards

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Eduard Franz

as Dr. Stern

Reviews

2
J

John Chard

Mar 18, 2019

9/10

There are no enemies in science, only phenomena to be studied. The Thing from Another World is set at The North Pole and finds a bunch of U.S. airmen, scientists and a journalist getting more than they bargained for when they investigate a space craft frozen in the ice. What is most striking about the film is the basic human story of team …

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W

Wuchak

Sep 22, 2023

6/10

**_Stuck at an isolated arctic station with some… Thing_** Scientists at a base in the frozen North discern the crash-landing of an unknown vessel 50 miles away, which they naturally investigate with the corresponding militarists. They bring a mysterious frozen specimen back to the station. Big mistake. “The Thing From Another World” (1951) w…

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