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The Thing from Another World
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1951 film directed by Christian Nyby
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The Thing from Another World is a 1951 American black-and-white horror and science fiction film directed by Christian Nyby and Howard Hawks. Produced by Howard Hawks and RKO Pictures, the movie is based on the story "Who Goes There?" and features a cast including Margaret Sheridan, Kenneth Tobey, Douglas Spencer, and Robert Cornthwaite. The screenplay was written by Charles Lederer, Ben Hecht, John W. Campbell, and Howard Hawks, with music composed by Dimitri Tiomkin.
The narrative is set in Antarctica and centers on extraterrestrial life, the Cold War, and flying saucers. Filming took place in Montana, with production design by Albert S. D'Agostino and cinematography by Russell Harlan. The film has a runtime of 87 minutes and was distributed by RKO Pictures and Netflix in video on demand format. It was originally released in April 1951.
Critical reception includes an IMDb rating of 7.0 from 36,024 votes and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 87%. The film received one award win and was rated Approved. It had a budget of 1,300,000 and generated 1,950,000 in revenue. Keywords associated with the work include pilot, research station, and base.
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6.7Scientists and US Air Force officials fend off a blood-thirsty alien organism while investigating at a remote arctic outpost.
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
Themes
- flying saucer
- based on novel or book
- pilot
- research station
- base
- arctic polar circle region
- survival
- black and white
- alien invasion
- north pole
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Ratings
IMDb
7/10
36,024 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
87%
- Year
- 1951
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Genres
- Horror, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- 1 win total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- monster film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Who Goes There?
- Main subject
- flying saucer
- Director
- Howard Hawks
- Screenwriter
- Howard Hawks
- Cast member
- Paul Frees
- Composer
- Dimitri Tiomkin
- Producer
- Howard Hawks
- Production company
- RKO Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Russell Harlan
- Narrative location
- Antarctica
- Filming location
- Montana
- Duration
- 87
- FilmAffinity ID
- 853425
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- The Thing from Another World promotional image.jpg
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- publication date
- 1951-04-07
- film editor
- Roland Gross
- title
- The Thing from Another World
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Albert S. D'Agostino
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- after a work by
- John W. Campbell
- review score
- 7.8/10
- Commons category
- The Thing from Another World
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