| Key Information |
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Stars
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Kenneth Tobey
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Actors
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Dewey Martin, Douglas Spencer, Eduard Franz, James Arness, James Young, John Dierkes, Margaret Sheridan, Robert Cornthwaite, Robert Nichols, William Self
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Available Formats
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DVD, VHS
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UPC
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053939206937, 053939605532, 053939668629, 086112052632
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Directors
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Christian Nyby
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Genre
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Science-Fiction/Fantasy
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Subgenre
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Vintage
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Recommended
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Aliens
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Essential Cinema
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Classic
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Science-Fiction
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Thriller
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MPAA Rating
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Not Rated
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Release Date
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1951
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Running Time
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1hr 20min
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| Languages |
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Original Language
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English
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| VHS Editions |
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VHS Editions
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- VHS
- 1hr 20min
- Facets Video
- Not Rated
, - VHS
- 1hr 20min
- Fox Hills Video
- Not Rated
- 086112052632
, - VHS
- 1hr 20min
- Turner Home Entertainment
- December 05, 1993
- Not Rated
- 053939206937
, - VHS
- 1hr 20min
- Turner Home Entertainment
- December 05, 1993
- Not Rated
- 053939605532
- Sound Features: HiFi
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| Professional Reviews |
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Professional Reviews
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(02/28/1992, p.3D, Mike Clark): "...[A] sci-fi classic...", (04/01/2007, p.87, Geoffrey Macnab): "Dimitri Tiomkin's rousing score cranks up the tension while Russell Harlan's atmospheric cinematography helps convince us that we really are in some icy wilderness.", (05/01/2007, p.121, Jamie Russell): 5 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's a Cold War masterpiece, paranoid tension building slowly as a team of egghead scientists and square-jawed air force officers discover a deep-frozen UFO.", (08/01/2003, p.66, Joshua Rich): "...THE THING is a rare cautionary Cold War tale that's also plain fun..."
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