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It Came from Outer Space
Fantastic sights leap out at you!
( Horror / Sci-Fi )


It Came from Outer Space Poster

MPAA Rating:
Approved

US Runtime: 81 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Jun 05, 1953   [USA]
 
Director: Jack Arnold
 
Writers: Ray Bradbury   [Story]
Harry Essex   [Screenplay]
 
Producer: William Alland   [Producer]
 
Cinematography: Clifford Stine
 
Edited by: Paul Weatherwax
 
Music Composed by Irving Gertz
Henry Mancini
Herman Stein
 
Costume Design: Rosemary Odell
 
Production Company: Universal Pictures   (US)
 


Plot Summary:

    A spaceship from another world crashes in the Arizona desert and only an amateur stargazer and a schoolteacher suspect alien influence when the local townsfolk begin to act strangely.

Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

Richard Carlson
John Putnam
Barbara Rush
Ellen Fields
Charles Drake
Sheriff Matt Warren
Joe Sawyer
Frank Daylon
 
Russell Johnson
George
Kathleen Hughes
Jane Dean
Ralph Brooks
Unidentified Posse Man (unconfirmed)
Ned Davenport
Man Outside Newspaper Office (unconfirmed)
 
 

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Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

 

Tech Info:

Budget:
$800,000
Revenue:
$1,600,000
Color Info:
B&W
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
Cinematographic Process:
Anaglyphic 3-D
Film Negative Format:
35 mm
Printed Film Format:
35 mm

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