Alien (1979) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Ridley Scott.

Cast

• Tom Skerritt as Dallas
• Sigourney Weaver as Ripley
• Veronica Cartwright as Lambert
• Harry Dean Stanton as Brett
• John Hurt as Kane
• Ian Holm as Ash
• Yaphet Kotto as Parker
• Bolaji Badejo as Alien
• Helen Horton as Mother (voice)

Crew

• Gordon Carroll — Producer
• Ridley Scott — Director
• David Giler — Producer
• Walter Hill — Producer
• Jerry Goldsmith — Original Music Composer
• Derek Vanlint — Director of Photography
• Dan O'Bannon — Screenplay

Movies like Alien

If you enjoyed Alien, these movies have a similar feel:

• Alien: Covenant (2017)
• Aliens (1986)
• Prometheus (2012)
• Alien: Romulus (2024)
• Pandorum (2009)
• Screamers (1995)
• Pitch Black (2000)
• Alien³ (1992)
• Serenity (2005)
• Sunshine (2007)
• Iron Lung (2026)
• Event Horizon (1997)

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