The Thing from Another World

The Thing from Another World

6.7IMDb Score
Released:1951-04-05
Genre:Drama, Horror, Science Fiction
Duration:87 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Christian Nyby
Actors:Kenneth Tobey, Margaret Sheridan, Robert Cornthwaite, Douglas Spencer, James Young
Production:Winchester Pictures Corporation, RKO Radio Pictures

Overview:

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

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