The Thing from Another World

Synopsis

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

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Cast

Kenneth Tobey

Captain Patrick Hendry

Margaret Sheridan

Nikki

Robert Cornthwaite

Dr. Arthur Carrington

Douglas Spencer

Ned 'Scotty' Scott

James Young

Lt. Eddie Dykes

Dewey Martin

Crew Chief Bob

Robert Nichols

Lt. Ken 'Mac' Erickson

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William Self

Corporal Barnes

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Nicholas Byron

Tex Richards

Eduard Franz

Dr. Stern

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George Fenneman

Dr. Redding

Paul Frees

Prof. Voorhees

Everett Glass

Prof. Wilson

Norbert Schiller

Dr. Lorenz

Edmund Breon

Prof. Ambrose

John Dierkes

Dr. Chapman

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Sally Creighton

Mrs. Chapman

James Arness

'The Thing'

David McMahon

Gen. Fogarty

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Bill Neff

Bill Stone (uncredited)

Crew

Art

• Albert S. D'Agostino Art Direction
• John Hughes Art Direction
• Darrell Silvera Set Decoration
• William Stevens Set Decoration

Camera

• Russell Harlan Director of Photography
• Landon Arnett Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

• Larry Germain Hairstylist
• Lee Greenway Makeup Supervisor
• Michael Woulfe Costume Designer

Crew

• Leslie Charles Stunts
• Sol Gorss Stunts
• Dick Crockett Stunts
• Bob Morgan Stunts
• Russell Saunders Stunts
• Bill Lewin Stunts
• Teddy Mangean Stunts
• Duke Taylor Stunts
• Ken Terrell Stunts
• Donald Steward Special Effects
• Linwood G. Dunn Special Effects
• Tom Steele Stunts

Directing

• Christian Nyby Director
• Arthur Siteman Assistant Director

Editing

• Roland Gross Editor

Production

• Howard Hawks Producer
• Edward Lasker Associate Producer
• Walter Daniels Production Manager

Sound

• Dimitri Tiomkin Original Music Composer
• Dimitri Tiomkin Music Director
• Phil Brigandi Sound
• Clem Portman Sound

Writing

• Charles Lederer Screenplay
• John W. Campbell Jr. Novel
• Howard Hawks Writer
• Ben Hecht Writer

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