Alien (1979)
In space no one can hear you scream.
- Released
- Runtime 1h 57m
- Director Ridley Scott
- Genres Horror Science Fiction
- Rating 8.2/10 (16,835 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Tom Skerritt
as Dallas
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Sigourney Weaver
as Ripley
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Veronica Cartwright
as Lambert
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Harry Dean Stanton
as Brett
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John Hurt
as Kane
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Ian Holm
as Ash
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Yaphet Kotto
as Parker
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Bolaji Badejo
as Alien
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Helen Horton
as Mother (voice)
Crew
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Ridley Scott
Director
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Derek Vanlint
Director of Photography
- Peter Weatherley Editor
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Terry Rawlings
Editor
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Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
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Gordon Carroll
Producer
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David Giler
Producer
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Walter Hill
Producer
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Dan O'Bannon
Screenplay
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