It Came from Outer Space
Fantastic sights leap out at you!
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6/5/1953Runtime
81 minsGenres
Overview
Author and amateur astronomer John Putnam and schoolteacher Ellen Fields witness an enormous meteorite come down near a small town in Arizona. Putnam becomes a local object of scorn when, after examining the object up close, he announces that it is a spacecraft, and that it is inhabited...
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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$800,000Revenue
$1,600,000Homepage
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A taut sci-fi thriller where the real danger isn't the alien visitors, it's the terrified townspeople turning on one another. The 3D spectacle and creature designs deliver genuine unease alongside sharp social commentary about hysteria and mob mentality.
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Richard Carlson
John Putnam
Barbara Rush
Ellen Fields
Charles Drake
Sheriff Matt Warren
Joe Sawyer
Frank Daylon
Russell Johnson
George
Kathleen Hughes
Jane Dean
Dave Willock
Pete Davis (uncredited)
Alan Dexter
Dave Loring (uncredited)
George Eldredge
Dr. Snell (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
Sam, a hobo (uncredited)
George Selk
Tom, a hobo (uncredited)
Bradford Jackson
Bob, Snell's assistant (uncredited)
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