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 18, 1952
Jun 23, 2010
Aug 30, 2018
Jul 15, 1991
May 7, 1934
Nov 9, 1939
Oct 6, 1998
Jan 26, 2023
Mar 12, 1971
Aug 9, 2018
Nov 8, 2018
Sep 26, 2025
Jun 13, 1953
May 28, 2015
Dec 5, 1972
Sep 30, 2015
Winchester Pictures Corporation
RKO Radio Pictures
US
United States
English