Alien (1979)
- 117 min
- Horror
- May 25th, 1979
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- 97%
- Release Date
- May 25th, 1979
- Director
- Writers
- Dan O'Bannon
- Ronald Shusett
- Cast
- Tom Skerritt
- Sigourney Weaver
- Veronica Cartwright
- Harry Dean Stanton
- John Hurt
- Ian Holm
