It Came from Outer Space

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It Came from Outer Space is a 1953 American science fiction film about an alien spacecraft crash-landing in the Arizona desert, noted for its early use of 3D and its sympathetic portrayal of extraterrestrials.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
science fiction film
awardReceived Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress (Barbara Rush) NERFINISHED
basedOn an original story treatment by Ray Bradbury
cinematographer Clifford Stine NERFINISHED
colorProcess black-and-white photography
composer Hans J. Salter NERFINISHED
Henry Mancini NERFINISHED
Herman Stein NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Jack Arnold NERFINISHED
distributor Universal Pictures
Universal-International NERFINISHED
editor Paul Weatherwax NERFINISHED
era 1950s science fiction cinema
filmingLocation California, United States
surface form: California
filmingProcess 3D
filmSeries early 1950s American science fiction cycle
format black-and-white
genre 3D film
science fiction
hasInfluenceOn later sympathetic alien visitation films
hasTagline "Fantastic sights leap at you in 3-Dimension!"
hasTheme fear of the unknown
miscommunication between species
xenophobia
medium theatrical film
notableFor early use of 3D technology
sympathetic portrayal of extraterrestrials
originalLanguage English
plotSummary An alien spacecraft crash-lands in the Arizona desert and its occupants are misunderstood by local humans.
portrays extraterrestrials as non-hostile visitors
producer William Alland NERFINISHED
productionCompany Universal-International NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1953-05-26
releaseYear 1953
runtimeMinutes 81
screenwriter Harry Essex NERFINISHED
setInPeriod contemporary 1950s America
settingLocation Arizona desert NERFINISHED
soundMix mono
starredActor Barbara Rush NERFINISHED
Charles Drake NERFINISHED
Joe Sawyer NERFINISHED
Richard Carlson NERFINISHED
Russell Johnson NERFINISHED

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Jack Arnold notableWork It Came from Outer Space
Charles Drake notableWork It Came from Outer Space
Barbara Rush notableWork It Came from Outer Space
Herman Stein workedOn It Came from Outer Space