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Section: 2020: Back to the Future-The Magic of Film Tricks
Alien (1979)
On their voyage home to Earth, the crew of the deep-space tug Nostromo are awakened from stasis when their ship’s computer detects what is believed to be an alien distress signal coming from a nearby planet. While investigating the desolate landscape, one of the crew is attacked by an alien creature that latches to his face and is rushed back to the Nostromo to receive medical treatment. They soon learn that the creature’s life cycle has only just begun…
| Country | United States of America, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Year | 1979 |
| Duration | 117 min |
| Rating | 15 |
| Language | English |
| Subtitle | Czech |
| Directed by | Ridley Scott |
| Screenplay | Dan O'Bannon |
| Director of Photography | Derek Vanlint |
| Music | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Edited by | Terry Rawlings, Peter Weatherley |
| Contact | Park Circus |
Biography
He graduated from the Royal Academy of Art in London and started at the BBC. He later founded his own film company and shot many award-winning films, e.g. Alien (1979), Blade Runner (1982), Thelma & Louise (1991), Black Hawk Down (2001), and The Martian (2015).