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The Thing from Another World
Natural or Supernatural?
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Drama, Horror, Science Fiction - 1951
The Thing from Another World
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Scientists and US Air Force officials fend off a blood-thirsty alien organism while investigating at a remote arctic outpost.
Director:
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Howard Hawks
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Christian Nyby
Cast:
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Douglas Spencer
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Robert Nichols
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Robert Cornthwaite
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Margaret Sheridan
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James R. Young
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Dewey Martin
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Kenneth Tobey
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James Young

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When paleontologist Kate Lloyd travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickly turns to fear as they realize that their experiment has freed a mysterious being from its frozen prison. Paranoia spreads like an epide...
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Details

Runtime:
87 min
Release date:
5 Apr 1951
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$1,300,000
Revenue:
$1,950,000
Awards:
1 win total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Set the template for a decade of alien invasions.
– Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
16 Sep 2013
rotten:
The resourcefulness shown in building the plot groundwork is lacking as the yarn gets into full swing. Cast members, headed by Margaret Sheridan and Kenneth Tobey, fail to communicate any real terror.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
6 Jun 2007
fresh:
The film has more frissons than most of today's mega-budget productions, simply because it has the grace to construct a meaningful situation and coherent characters.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
6 Jun 2007
fresh:
The overall message of The Thing emerges as distinctly hawkish. Reactionary or not, though, it's still a masterpiece.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
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