It Came from Outer Space
1953
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Synopsis
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...
It Came from Outer Space (1953) is a 1h 20min sci-fi feature film by Jack Arnold. Author and amateur astronomer John Putnam and schoolteacher Ellen Fields witness an enormous meteorite come down near...
Key facts
Cast
Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush, Charles Drake, Joe Sawyer, Russell Johnson, Kathleen Hughes, Dave Willock, Alan Dexter
Original language
English
First release
June 5, 1953 (Canada)
Production companies
Universal Pictures
Home video distributors
MCA Videocassette (United States)
Setting
Arizona
Filming locations
California
Crew
Screenplay
Harry Essex
Producer
William Alland
Cinematography
Clifford Stine
Editing
Paul Weatherwax
Music
Henry Mancini, Herman Stein, Irving Gertz
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival (Festival européen du film fantastique de Strasbourg) 2007 generic - Hommage à Jack Arnold
- Hugo Awards 2004 generic
- Trieste Science+Fiction Festival 1975 generic - Retrospective: Omaggio a Jack Arnold
- Trieste Science+Fiction Festival 1965 generic - Retrospettiva
- Golden Globes (USA) 1954 generic
Titles
| Original title | It Came from Outer Space | |
| Alternate title | Le Météore de la nuit |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | MCA Videocassette (cat. no. VHS66017) | 1980, United States, slipcase |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Canada | June 5, 1953 |
| Theatrical | United States | June 5, 1953 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | July 16, 1953 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | September 25, 1953 |
| Theatrical | Italy | October 15, 1953 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | July 17, 2024 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | PG |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | United States | 1980 VHS66017 |
| Home video | United Kingdom | January 23, 1989 |
Full credits
| Director | Jack Arnold |
| Cast | 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)), Robert Carson (Dugan, reporter (uncredited)), Whitey Haupt (Perry, a boy (uncredited)), Virginia Mullen (Mrs. Daylon (uncredited)), William Pullen (Deputy Reed (uncredited)), Richard H. Cutting (Radio Announcer (uncredited)), Ralph Brooks (Unidentified Posse Man (unconfirmed)), Ned Davenport (Man Outside Newspaper Office (unconfirmed)), Dick Pinner (Reporter with Dugan (extra) (uncredited)), Casey MacGregor (Toby, a Hobo (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Harry Essex |
| Story | Ray Bradbury |
| Producer | William Alland |
| Cinematography | Clifford Stine |
| Editing | Paul Weatherwax |
| Music | Henry Mancini, Herman Stein, Irving Gertz |
| Visual effects | David S. Horsley, Jack Kevan, Milicent Patrick |
| Sound | Glenn E. Anderson, Leslie I. Carey |
| Costumes | Rosemary Odell |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
