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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| It Came from Outer Space canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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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
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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
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Charles Drake NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Sawyer NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Carlson NERFINISHED ⓘ Russell Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.