USA / UK,
1979, 117 min
(Director's cut: 116 min)
Directed by:
Ridley ScottScreenplay:
Dan O'BannonCinematography:
Derek VanlintComposer:
Jerry GoldsmithCast:
Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto, Bolaji Badejo, Helen HortonPlots(1)
The terror begins when the crew of a spaceship investigates a transmission from a desolate planet, and discovers a life form that is perfectly evolved to annihilate mankind. One by one, each crew member is slain until only Ripley is left. (official distributor synopsis)
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Photo © 1979 20th Century Fox
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Photo © 1979 20th Century Fox
![Alien - Promo - Ian Holm, Harry Dean Stanton, Sigourney Weaver, Yaphet Kotto, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, John Hurt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w663/files/images/film/photos/000/338/338693_6da63e.jpg)
Photo © 1979 20th Century Fox
![Alien - Promo - John Hurt, Veronica Cartwright, Tom Skerritt, Yaphet Kotto, Sigourney Weaver, Harry Dean Stanton, Ian Holm](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w663/files/images/film/photos/000/338/338694_69d457.jpg)