It Came from Outer Space(1953)
“Fantastic sights leap out at you!”
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...
Director
Jack Arnold
Studio
Universal Pictures
Budget
$800K
Revenue
$2M
Cast
Richard Carlson
as John Putnam
Barbara Rush
as Ellen Fields
Charles Drake
as Sheriff Matt Warren
Joe Sawyer
as Frank Daylon
Russell Johnson
as George
Kathleen Hughes
as Jane Dean
Dave Willock
as Pete Davis (uncredited)
Alan Dexter
as Dave Loring (uncredited)
George Eldredge
as Dr. Snell (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
as Sam, a hobo (uncredited)
George Selk
as Tom, a hobo (uncredited)
Bradford Jackson
as Bob, Snell's assistant (uncredited)
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Movie Facts
Release Year
1953
Runtime
1h 20m
Language
English
Rating
6.3 / 10
Budget
$800K
Box Office
$2M
Production Companies
Universal Pictures
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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...
Who directed It Came from Outer Space?▼
It Came from Outer Space was directed by Jack Arnold and released in 1953. It is a science fiction, horror film.
How long is It Came from Outer Space?▼
It Came from Outer Space has a runtime of 1 hours and 20 minutes (80 minutes total).
Who stars in It Came from Outer Space?▼
The cast of It Came from Outer Space includes Richard Carlson as John Putnam, Barbara Rush as Ellen Fields, Charles Drake as Sheriff Matt Warren, Joe Sawyer as Frank Daylon, Russell Johnson as George and more.
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