Des scientifiques et des militaires américains repoussent un organisme extra-terrestre assoiffé de sang dans un avant-poste isolé de l'arctique.Des scientifiques et des militaires américains repoussent un organisme extra-terrestre assoiffé de sang dans un avant-poste isolé de l'arctique.Des scientifiques et des militaires américains repoussent un organisme extra-terrestre assoiffé de sang dans un avant-poste isolé de l'arctique.
- Récompenses
- 1 victoire au total
- Dr. Ambrose
- (non crédité)
- Tex Richards
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- Dr. Chapman
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- Dr. Redding
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- Lee - a Cook
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- Dr. Vorhees
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- Dr. Wilson
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Histoire
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesThe skeleton crew at the South Pole Telescope station have a tradition every winter-over of watching this movie, and the other two adaptations on the very first night after the departure of the final plane of the season.
- GaffesAs the flying saucer explodes, the camera tilts up to follow the blast, revealing the top of the Arctic backdrop built around the set.
- Citations
Ned "Scotty" Scott: All right, fellas, here's your story: North Pole, November Third, Ned Scott reporting. One of the world's greatest battles was fought and won today by the human race. Here at the top of the world a handful of American soldiers and civilians met the first invasion from another planet. A man by the name of Noah once saved our world with an ark of wood. Here at the North Pole, a few men performed a similar service with an arc of electricity. The flying saucer which landed here and its pilot have been destroyed, but not without causalities among our own meager forces. I would like to bring to the microphone some of the men responsible for our success... but as Senior Air force officer Captain Hendry is attending to demands over and above the call of duty... Doctor Carrington, the leader of the scientific expedition, is recovering from wounds received in the battle.
Eddie: [Softly] Good for you, Scotty.
Ned "Scotty" Scott: And now before giving you the details of the battle, I bring you a warning: Everyone of you listening to my voice, tell the world, tell this to everybody wherever they are. Watch the skies. Everywhere. Keep looking. Keep watching the skies.
- Crédits fousOnly technical and production credits precede the film, no acting credits.
- Versions alternativesThere is a version which shows Dr. Carrington wandering through his "nursery" of baby "things" on his way to the generator to shut it down as the others prepare to fry the creature. The "things" have grown to a height of over 12 inches.
- ConnexionsFeatured in House of Horror: The Thing (1957)
The opening scene of the reporter Scotty walking his way through blizzard like snow and below zero temperature to enter a warm and cozy officers club is special. The beautiful soft music of the late 40's plays as Mr. Scott warms up by the fireplace. We get introductions underway to the main characters, pilot Captain Henry and his flying mates. A page by the general for the Captain and we are off to join a group of scientists at the north pole to explore a mysterious plane crash.
Some of the scenes at the North poll station scared the pants off me when I first saw the movie. In between the scary stuff Captain Henry and a secretary Nikki added a few romantic moments, one scene with a band playing "A lovely way to spend an evening". It's a shame that the movie sound track had none of the soft music numbers that also played in the mess hall scenes.
A great ending had me "looking at the skies" for years after.
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Détails
Box-office
- Budget
- 1 600 000 $US (estimé)
- Durée1 heure 27 minutes
- Couleur
- Rapport de forme
- 1.33 : 1