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Alien
R
Sci-Fi
Horror
Release Date
June 22, 1979
Runtime
117 Minutes
Director
Ridley Scott

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Writers
Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett
Writers
Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett

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