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Alien (1979)

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Alien

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Director

  • Ridley Scott
    Ridley Scott
    director (directed by)

Writers

  • Dan O'Bannon
    Dan O'Bannon
    screenplay by
  • Dan O'Bannon
    Dan O'Bannon
    story by and
  • Ronald Shusett
    Ronald Shusett
    story by

Cast

(in credits order) verified as complete
  • Tom Skerritt at an event for Hannibal (2001)
    Tom Skerritt
    Tom Skerritt
    Dallas
  • Sigourney Weaver
    Sigourney Weaver
    Sigourney Weaver
    Ripley
  • Veronica Cartwright
    Veronica Cartwright
    Veronica Cartwright
    Lambert
  • Harry Dean Stanton at an event for Two for the Money (2005)
    Harry Dean Stanton
    Harry Dean Stanton
    Brett
  • John Hurt
    John Hurt
    John Hurt
    Kane
  • Ian Holm at an event for The Aviator (2004)
    Ian Holm
    Ian Holm
    Ash
  • Yaphet Kotto in Midnight Run (1988)
    Yaphet Kotto
    Yaphet Kotto
    Parker
  • Bolaji Badejo in Alien (1979)
    Bolaji Badejo
    Bolaji Badejo
    Alien
  • Christopher Reeve and Helen Horton in Superman III (1983)
    Helen Horton
    Helen Horton
    Mother
    (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Eddie Powell in The Devil Rides Out (1968)
    Eddie Powell
    Eddie Powell
    Alien
    (uncredited)

Producers

  • Gordon Carroll
    Gordon Carroll
    producer (produced by)
  • David Giler
    David Giler
    producer (produced by)
  • Walter Hill
    Walter Hill
    producer (produced by)
  • Ivor Powell
    Ivor Powell
    associate producer
  • Ronald Shusett
    Ronald Shusett
    executive producer

Composer

  • Jerry Goldsmith
    Jerry Goldsmith
    composer (music by)

Cinematographer

  • Derek Vanlint
    Derek Vanlint
    director of photography

Editors

  • Terry Rawlings
    Terry Rawlings
  • Peter Weatherley
    Peter Weatherley

Casting Director

  • Mary Goldberg
    Mary Goldberg
    casting: director: USA

Production Designer

  • Michael Seymour
    Michael Seymour

Art Directors

  • Roger Christian
    Roger Christian
  • Leslie Dilley
    Leslie Dilley
    art director (as Les Dilley)

Set Decorator

  • Ian Whittaker
    Ian Whittaker

Costume Designer

  • John Mollo
    John Mollo

Makeup Department

  • Pat Hay
    Pat Hay
    makeup artist
  • Tommie Manderson
    Tommie Manderson
    makeup supervisor (as Tommy Manderson)
  • Sarah Monzani
    Sarah Monzani
    hairdresser

Production Manager

  • Garth Thomas
    Garth Thomas
    production manager

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

  • Raymond Becket
    Raymond Becket
    assistant director / first assistant director: insert photography (uncredited) / first assistant director: miniature effects (uncredited)
  • Steve Harding
    Steve Harding
    assistant director
  • Paul Ibbetson
    Paul Ibbetson
    first assistant director
  • Bob Jordan
    Bob Jordan
    trainee assistant director

Art Department

  • Jonathan Amberston
    Jonathan Amberston
    assistant art director
  • Alan Booth
    Alan Booth
    chargehand carpenter
  • Eddie Butler
    Eddie Butler
    modeller
  • Ron Cobb
    Ron Cobb
    concept artist
  • John Davey
    John Davey
    head painter
  • Shirley Denny
    Shirley Denny
    modeller
  • Benjamín Fernández
    Benjamín Fernández
    assistant art director (as Benjamin Fernandez)
  • Chris Foss
    Chris Foss
    concept artist
  • H.R. Giger
    H.R. Giger
    'Alien' design
  • Jean 'Moebius' Giraud
    Jean 'Moebius' Giraud
    art department (as Jean Giraud) / concept artist (as Jean 'Moëbius' Giraud)

Sound Department

  • Max Bell
    Max Bell
    sound consultant: Dolby
  • Derrick Leather
    Derrick Leather
    production sound mixer
  • Ray Merrin
    Ray Merrin
    re-recording assistant mixer
  • Bill Rowe
    Bill Rowe
    re-recording mixer
  • Jim Shields
    Jim Shields
    sound editor
  • Bryan Tilling
    Bryan Tilling
    dialogue editor
  • Ben Burtt
    Ben Burtt
    additional sound design: recent cut (uncredited) / sound effects recordist: U.K. (uncredited)
  • Patrick Heigham
    Patrick Heigham
    boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects

  • Nick Allder
    Nick Allder
    special effects supervisor
  • Alan Bryce
    Alan Bryce
    floor effects supervisor (as Allan Bryce)
  • Clinton Cavers
    Clinton Cavers
    coordinator: 'Alien' effects
  • Carlo De Marchis
    Carlo De Marchis
    additional 'Alien' mechanics (as Carlo DeMarchis)
  • Roger Dicken
    Roger Dicken
    maker: small 'Alien' forms
  • Guy Hudson
    Guy Hudson
    special effects technician
  • Brian Johnson
    Brian Johnson
    special effects supervisor
  • Peter Kersey
    Peter Kersey
    prop maker
  • Phil Knowles
    Phil Knowles
    special effects technician
  • Dennis Lowe
    Dennis Lowe
    special effects technician

Visual Effects

  • Dennis Ayling
    Dennis Ayling
    director of photography: miniature effects (as Denys Ayling)
  • Martin Bower
    Martin Bower
    supervising model maker: miniature effects
  • Ray Caple
    Ray Caple
    matte artist
  • Dick Hewitt
    Dick Hewitt
    electronics and video coordinator: main unit
  • David Litchfield
    David Litchfield
    operator: miniature effects
  • Bernard Lodge
    Bernard Lodge
    special graphic effects
  • Sarah McGrail
    Sarah McGrail
    digital restoration artist
  • Terry Pearce
    Terry Pearce
    focus: miniature effects
  • Bill Pearson
    Bill Pearson
    supervising model maker: miniature effects
  • Peter Woods
    Peter Woods
    key grip: miniature effects

Stunts

  • Eddie Powell
    Eddie Powell
    stunts
  • Roy Scammell
    Roy Scammell
    stunt coordinator
  • Clive Curtis
    Clive Curtis
    stunts (uncredited)
  • Monty Jordan
    Monty Jordan
    assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Adrian Biddle
    Adrian Biddle
    camera focus: main unit
  • Colin Davidson
    Colin Davidson
    camera focus: main unit
  • Ray Evans
    Ray Evans
    lighting gaffer: main unit
  • Bob Penn
    Bob Penn
    still photographer
  • Jimmy Walters
    Jimmy Walters
    key grip: main unit
  • Howard Atherton
    Howard Atherton
    additional photography (uncredited)
  • Eddie Collins
    Eddie Collins
    additional camera operator (uncredited)
  • Wick Finch
    Wick Finch
    electrician (uncredited)
  • David Johnson
    David Johnson
    second assistant camera (uncredited)
  • Douglas Kirkland
    Douglas Kirkland
    still photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department

  • Mary Selway
    Mary Selway
    casting: UK

Costume and Wardrobe Department

  • Tiny Nicholls
    Tiny Nicholls
    wardrobe supervisor
  • Graham Churchyard
    Graham Churchyard
    costume assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department

  • Peter Baldock
    Peter Baldock
    assistant film editor
  • Peter Culverwell
    Peter Culverwell
    assistant film editor
  • Les Healey
    Les Healey
    first assistant editor
  • Maureen Lyndon
    Maureen Lyndon
    assistant film editor
  • Bridget Reiss
    Bridget Reiss
    assistant film editor

Music Department

  • Robert Hathaway
    Robert Hathaway
    music editor (as Bob Hathaway)
  • Lionel Newman
    Lionel Newman
    conductor
  • Percy Edwards
    Percy Edwards
    alien vocalizator (uncredited)
  • Skaila Kanga
    Skaila Kanga
    musician: harp (uncredited)
  • Arthur Morton
    Arthur Morton
    orchestrator (uncredited)
  • National Philharmonic Orchestra
    National Philharmonic Orchestra
    music performed by (uncredited)
  • Eric Tomlinson
    Eric Tomlinson
    music recording engineer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

  • Kay Fenton
    Kay Fenton
    continuity
  • David Giler
    David Giler
    script revisions (uncredited)
  • Walter Hill
    Walter Hill
    script revisions (uncredited)

Additional Crew

  • Stanley Bielecki
    Stanley Bielecki
    advertising and publicity consultant
  • Lori Covel
    Lori Covel
    assistant to producers
  • Valerie Craig
    Valerie Craig
    production assistant
  • Brian Doyle
    Brian Doyle
    unit publicist
  • Bill Finch
    Bill Finch
    production accountant
  • Rocío Garcel
    Rocío Garcel
    Spanish Dubbing: Ripley
  • Andrea M. Gutierrez
    Andrea M. Gutierrez
    film & archive researcher
  • Mark Haggard
    Mark Haggard
    production executive
  • Alice Harmon
    Alice Harmon
    assistant to producers
  • Alan Ladd Jr.
    Alan Ladd Jr.
    presenter
Crew verified as complete

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