The Thing from Another World poster

The Thing from Another World( 1951)

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It Creeps... It Crawls... It Strikes Without Warning!

Overview

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

    Top Billed Cast

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      Kenneth Tobey

      Captain Patrick Hendry

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      Margaret Sheridan

      Nikki

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      Robert Cornthwaite

      Dr. Arthur Carrington

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      Douglas Spencer

      Ned 'Scotty' Scott

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      James Young

      Lt. Eddie Dykes

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      Dewey Martin

      Crew Chief Bob

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      Robert Nichols

      Lt. Ken 'Mac' Erickson

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      William Self

      Corporal Barnes

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      Nicholas Byron

      Tex Richards

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      Eduard Franz

      Dr. Stern

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      George Fenneman

      Dr. Redding

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      Paul Frees

      Prof. Voorhees

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      Everett Glass

      Prof. Wilson

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      Norbert Schiller

      Dr. Lorenz

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      Edmund Breon

      Prof. Ambrose

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      John Dierkes

      Dr. Chapman

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      Sally Creighton

      Mrs. Chapman

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      James Arness

      'The Thing'

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      David McMahon

      Gen. Fogarty

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      Bill Neff

      Bill Stone (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Mon Mar 18 2019
    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 work, the pulling together of mankind during a crisis, this theme is a big shift from the short story by John W Campbell Jr. (Who Goes There?). Where that story and later John Carpenter's wonderful remake focused on paranoia and mistrust, this film is...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    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