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Alien(Movie, 1979)

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| 1h 57min | Genres: Horror, Science Fiction
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Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Dan O'Bannon. Based on a story by O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett, it follows the crew of the commercial space tug Nostromo, who, after coming across a mysterious derelict spaceship on an uncharted planetoid, find themselves up against a deadly and aggressive extraterrestrial loose within their vessel. The film stars Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, and Yaphet Kotto. It was produced by Gordon Carroll, David Giler, and Walter Hill through their company Brandywine Productions and was distributed by 20th C... ()
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Available languages: English
Available subtitles: English
Duration: 1h 56min
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Duration: 1h 57min
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Also available at Amazon.com on: DVD Blu-ray

Awards & Nominations for Alien

Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Visual Effects Saturn Award for Best Director BAFTA Award for Best Sound Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Visual Effects Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role BAFTA Award for Best Sound BAFTA Award for Best Original Music BAFTA Award for Best Editing

About Alien

During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.

Trailer for Alien + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Alien Directors Cut (1979/2003) Original Theatrical Trailer [4K](Trailer, 1:57)

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Additional Information

Derivative works/Adaptions: "Alien" (find it on Amazon), "Alien" (find it on Amazon), "Alien: The Illustrated Story" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES)
Translated into 38 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Estonian (ET), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Latvian (LV), Norwegian Bokmål (NB), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Slovenian (SL), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 05/25/1979
Appearing Characters: Ash, Xenomorph, Dennis Monroe Parker, Joan Lambert, Arthur Dallas, Samuel Brett, Gilbert Kane, Ellen Ripley
Director: Ridley Scott
Executive Producer: Ronald Shusett
Film Editor: Terry Rawlings
Director of Photography: Derek Vanlint
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Alien - O 8º Passageiro"
"Alien - O Oitavo Passageiro"
"Alien: O 8º Passageiro"
"Alien : Le 8e Passager"
"异形1"
"Alien 1"
"Alien: Das unheimliche Wesen aus einer fremden Welt"
"Tulnukas"
"Alien, el 8º pasajero"
"Alien - kahdeksas matkustaja"
"Alien, le 8ème passager"
"異形"
"Nyolcadik utas: a Halál"
"بیگانه ۱"
"エイリアン：1979"
"Obcy"
"Obcy: 8 Pasażer Nostromo"
"Alien, o Oitavo Passageiro"
"Alien - den åttonde passageraren"
"Alien 1"
"Alien: The Director's Cut"
"Quái Vật Không Gian"
Budget: 11,000,000 USD
Revenue: 104,931,801 USD (= 954%)

4 movies in the Alien Collection

1979 Alien
1986 Aliens
1992 Alien³

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