It Came From Outer Space

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It Came From Outer Space (1953, USA) is a Science Fiction film directed by Jack Arnold
  • Synopsis: An astronomer and his fiancee who are stargazing in the desert when a large fiery object crashes to Earth. At the crash site, he discovers an alien spacecraft just before it is completely buried by a landslide. When he tells this story to the local sheriff and newspaper, he is branded a crackpot. Before long, strange things begin to happen, and the tide of disbelief turns hostile.
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Main Details

  • Released in 1953
  • B &W
  • Running time: 81 min.
  • Production Co: Universal-International
  • Distribution Co: Universal-International
  • Directed by Jack Arnold
  • Produced by William Alland
  • Screenplay by Harry Essex, Story by Ray Bradbury
  • Starring Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush, Charles Drake, Joe Sawyer, Russell Johnson
  • Music by Herman Stein
  • Cinematography by Clifford Stine
  • Edited by Paul Weatherwax

Taglines

  • Terror In 3-D... Reaching From The Screen To Seize You In Its Grasp!...
  • Thrills That Almost Touch You! through the magic of 3-DIMENSION
  • Amazing sights the human eye has never before seen!
  • Fantastic sights leap at you!
  • NOTHING LIKE THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED BEFORE! (original print ad - all caps)
  • THE OUTER SPACE ROCKET SHIP! THE THUNDERING AVALANCHE! (original ad - all caps)
  • XENOMORPHS INVADE OUR WORLD! They can look like humans or change to objects of awesome terror!
  • From Ray Bradbury's great science fiction story!
  • Amazing Sights Leap at You in 3-DIMENSION
  • Amazing! Exciting! Spectacular!
  • A helicopter's churning blades whirl inches from your head!
  • In scientifically perfected, eye-resting, full sepia Monocolor!
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