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Alien

1979 film by Ridley Scott
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Summary

Alien is a film[1]. Alien ranks in the top 0.18% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75,802 views/month, #173 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film[3], Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress[4], Academy Award for Best Visual Effects[5], Saturn Award for Best Director[6], BAFTA Award for Best Sound[7], Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation[8]
  • Director: Ridley Scott[9]
  • Screenwriter: Dan O'Bannon[10], Ronald Shusett[11]
  • Composer: Jerry Goldsmith[12]
  • Genre: horror film[13], science fiction film[14], thriller film[15], body horror film[16], science fiction horror film[17], adventure film[18], fantasy film[19], mystery film[20], suspense film[21], action film[22], monster film[23], girls with guns[24], science fiction action film[25]
  • Followed by: Aliens[26]
  • Cast member: Yaphet Kotto[27], Veronica Cartwright[28], Tom Skerritt[29], Harry Dean Stanton[30], John Hurt[31], Sigourney Weaver[32], Ian Holm[33], Eddie Powell[34], Bolaji Badejo[35]
  • Producer: David Giler[36], Walter Hill[37], Gordon Carroll[38]
  • Part of the series: Alien[39]
  • Production company: 20th Century Studios[40], Brandywine Productions[41]
  • Director of photography: Derek Vanlint[42]
  • Part of: National Film Registry[43]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[44]
  • Commons category: Alien (film)[45]
  • Soundtrack release: Alien – Original Soundtrack from the Twentieth Century-Fox Film[46]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[47]
  • Review score: 9.1/10[48], 89/100[49], 93%[50], 8.5/10[51]
  • Color: color[52]
  • Country of origin: United States[53], United Kingdom[54]
  • Publication date: May 25, 1979[55], October 25, 1979[56], November 2, 1979[57]
  • Characters: Ash[58], Xenomorph[59], Dennis Monroe Parker[60], Joan Lambert[61], Arthur Dallas[62], Samuel Brett[63], Gilbert Kane[64], Ellen Ripley[65], Jonesy[66]
  • Voice actor: Helen Horton[67]
  • Distributed by: InterCom[68], Netflix[69], Disney+[70]

Why It Matters

Alien has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[71] Alien is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[72]

FAQs

What awards did Alien receive?

Honors received include Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film[3], Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress[4], Academy Award for Best Visual Effects[5], and Saturn Award for Best Director[6].

Related Entities

Aliens film Harry Dean Stanton Ian Holm Jerry Goldsmith John Hurt Netflix Ridley Scott Sigourney Weaver Spaceballs Tom Skerritt United Kingdom United States Veronica Cartwright Walter Hill Yaphet Kotto

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  41. [43] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  46. [48] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  49. [51] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
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  51. [53] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . sfi.se. sfi.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  64. [66] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  66. [68] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  67. [69] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  68. [70] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [71] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [72] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  2. 9h ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 4d ago · Sabelöga · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  11. 15w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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