Scientists and US Air Force officials fend off a blood-thirsty alien organism while investigating at a remote arctic outpost.
Cast
Kenneth Tobey
Captain Patrick Hendry
Margaret Sheridan
Nikki
Robert Cornthwaite
Dr. Arthur Carrington
Douglas Spencer
Ned 'Scotty' Scott
James Young
Lt. Eddie Dykes
Dewey Martin
Crew Chief Bob
Robert Nichols
Lt. Ken 'Mac' Erickson
William Self
Corporal Barnes
Nicholas Byron
Tex Richards
Eduard Franz
Dr. Stern
George Fenneman
Dr. Redding
Paul Frees
Prof. Voorhees
Everett Glass
Prof. Wilson
Norbert Schiller
Dr. Lorenz
Edmund Breon
Prof. Ambrose
John Dierkes
Dr. Chapman
Sally Creighton
Mrs. Chapman
James Arness
'The Thing'
David McMahon
Gen. Fogarty
Bill Neff
Bill Stone (uncredited)
Robert Stevenson
Capt. Smith - Fogarty's Aide (uncredited)
Crew
Christian Nyby
Director
Howard Hawks
Writer, Producer
Ben Hecht
Writer
Charles Lederer
Screenplay
John W. Campbell Jr.
Novel
Roland Gross
Editor
Russell Harlan
Director of Photography
Arthur Siteman
Assistant Director
Edward Lasker
Associate Producer
Landon Arnett
Camera Operator
Michael Woulfe
Costume Designer
Larry Germain
Hairstylist
Lee Greenway
Makeup Supervisor
Phil Brigandi
Sound
Clem Portman
Sound
Thol Simonson
Special Effects Technician
Donald Steward
Special Effects
Linwood G. Dunn
Special Effects
Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music Composer, Music Director
William Stevens
Set Decoration
Darrell Silvera
Set Decoration
Ken Terrell
Stunts
Dick Crockett
Stunts
Duke Taylor
Stunts
Sol Gorss
Stunts
Leslie Charles
Stunts
Bob Morgan
Stunts
Bill Lewin
Stunts
Russell Saunders
Stunts
Teddy Mangean
Stunts
Tom Steele
Stunts
Walter Daniels
Production Manager
Albert S. D'Agostino
Art Direction
John Hughes
Art Direction
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