The Thing (1951)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Thing_%281951%29
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:based_on Who Goes There? (story)
gptkbp:box_office $1.1 million
gptkbp:budget $1.5 million
gptkbp:cinematography_by gptkb:Russell_Harlan
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed reviews
gptkbp:cult_status gptkb:true
gptkbp:director gptkb:Christian_Nyby
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Universal_Pictures
gptkbp:edited_by gptkb:Christian_Nyby
gptkbp:features an alien life form
gptkbp:follows a group of scientists
gptkbp:genre gptkb:science_fiction
gptkb:horror
gptkbp:has_sequel gptkb:The_Thing_(2011)
gptkbp:has_theme gptkb:moral_ambiguity
gptkb:survival
gptkb:identity
gptkb:transformation
team dynamics
isolation
the unknown
trust issues
surveillance
alien invasion
paranoia
fear of the unknown
fear of technology
distrust
humanity vs monstrosity
science vs nature
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Thing (1951)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:horror_genre
science fiction genre
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:The_Thing_from_Another_World
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Dimitri_Tiomkin
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:special_effects
gptkbp:producer gptkb:Howard_Hawks
gptkbp:release_year 1951
gptkbp:remake gptkb:The_Thing_(1982)
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Charles_Lederer
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Dewey_Martin
gptkb:Kenneth_Tobey
gptkb:Margaret_Sheridan
gptkb:James_Arness
gptkb:Robert_Cornthwaite
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Thing:_The_Complete_Collection
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6