Scientists and US Air Force officials fend off a blood-thirsty alien organism while investigating at a remote arctic outpost.
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)
Christian Nyby
Director
Howard Hawks
Writer, Producer
Ben Hecht
Writer
Jul 6, 1995
Mar 15, 1945
Jun 14, 2002
Jul 23, 2004
Mar 3, 1991
Jan 25, 2002
Jul 14, 1999
Jan 31, 1998
Mar 22, 2013
Jan 14, 2016
Aug 9, 2018
Sep 26, 2025
Nov 8, 2018
Jun 13, 1953
May 28, 2015
Mar 12, 1971
Winchester Pictures Corporation
RKO Radio Pictures
US
United States
English