

It Came from Outer Space
1953-06-05 · 80 min · ★ 6.3
Author and amateur astronomer John Putnam and schoolteacher Ellen Fields witness an enormous meteorite come down near a small town in Arizona. Putnam becomes a local object of scorn when, after examining the object up close, he announces that it is a spacecraft, and that it is inhabited...
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- Directors
- Jack Arnold
- Production companies
- Universal Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 800,000
- Revenue
- USD 1,600,000
Top Cast
Richard CarlsonJohn Putnam
Barbara RushEllen Fields
Charles DrakeSheriff Matt Warren
Joe SawyerFrank Daylon
Russell JohnsonGeorge
Kathleen HughesJane Dean
Dave WillockPete Davis (uncredited)
Alan DexterDave Loring (uncredited)
George EldredgeDr. Snell (uncredited)
Edgar DearingSam, a hobo (uncredited)
William PullenDeputy Reed (uncredited)
Richard H. CuttingRadio Announcer (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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