---
title: 'Alien (1979)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ridley Scott'
released: '1979-05-25'
runtime_minutes: 117
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/alien-1979'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078748/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Alien (1979)

1979 · R · 117 min · Fantasy, Action, Horror, Adventure, Science Fiction · United Kingdom, United States

Part of: Alien

## Synopsis

Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Dan O'Bannon, based on a story by O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett. It follows a commercial starship crew who investigate a derelict space vessel and are hunted by a deadly extraterrestrial creature. The film stars Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, and Yaphet Kotto. It was produced by Gordon Carroll, David Giler, and Walter Hill through their company Brandywine Productions and was distributed by 20th Century-Fox. Giler and Hill revised and made additions to the script; Shusett was the executive producer. The alien creatures and environments were designed by the Swiss artist H. R. Giger, while the concept artists Ron Cobb and Chris Foss designed the other sets.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ridley Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/ridley-scott)
- **Screenplay:** [Dan O'Bannon](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-o-bannon), [Ronald Shusett](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-shusett)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerry Goldsmith](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-goldsmith)
- **Producer:** [Walter Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-hill), [Gordon Carroll](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-carroll), [David Giler](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-giler)
- **Director of Photography:** [Derek Vanlint](https://cinepixo.com/people/derek-vanlint)
- **Editor:** [Terry Rawlings](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-rawlings)

## Cast

- [Sigourney Weaver](https://cinepixo.com/people/sigourney-weaver) as Ellen Ripley
- [Yaphet Kotto](https://cinepixo.com/people/yaphet-kotto) as Dennis Monroe Parker
- [Bolaji Badejo](https://cinepixo.com/people/bolaji-badejo) as Big Chap
- [John Hurt](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hurt) as Gilbert Kane
- [Eddie Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-powell) as Big Chap
- [Veronica Cartwright](https://cinepixo.com/people/veronica-cartwright) as Joan Lambert
- [Tom Skerritt](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-skerritt) as Arthur Dallas
- [Ian Holm](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-holm) as Ash
- [Harry Dean Stanton](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-dean-stanton) as Samuel Brett

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