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Alien (1979)

1979 · Ridley Scott · 117 min · United States of America, United Kingdom · Edited by 1

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During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.

A 1979 title built around Alien, Dystopia and Female protagonist. Directed by Ridley Scott.

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Spanish: Alien: El Octavo Pasajero
French: Alien : Le 8e Passager
German: Alien - Das unheimliche Wesen aus einer fremden Welt
Portuguese: Alien: O Oitavo Passageiro
Chinese: 異形
Japanese: エイリアン
Korean: 에이리언

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