The Thing (1982)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | The Thing |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
| Director | |
| Producer | |
| Screenplay | |
| Production country |
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| Production company | |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Swedish release | 1982-10-29 |
Cast
Titles
| Original title |
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| Swedish release title |
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| Title for Swedish Video release |
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Crew
| Director | |
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| Screenplay | |
| Producer | |
| Director of Photography | |
| Music | |
| Film Editor | |
| Art Director | |
| Author |
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Cast
| Kurt Russell | MacReady | ||
| Wilford Brimley | Blair | ||
| T.K. Carter | Nauls | ||
| David Clennon | Palmer | ||
| Keith David | Childs | ||
| Richard Dysart | doktor Copper | ||
| Charles Hallahan | Norris | ||
| Peter Maloney | Bennings | ||
| Richard Masur | Clark | ||
| Donald Moffat | Garry | ||
| Joel Polis | Fuchs | ||
| Thomas Waites | Windows | ||
| Norbert Weisser | norrmannen | ||
| Larry Franco | norsk passagerare med gevär | ||
| Nate Irwin | helikopterpiloten |
Companies
| Production Company | Universal Pictures | ||
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| Turman-Foster Company | (för) | ||
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | United International Pictures AB | ||
| Distributor in Sweden (Video) | Cinema International Corporation (Scandinavia) AB | 1996 | |
| Distributor in Sweden (DVD) | Universal Pictures Nordic AB | 2004 | |
| Distributor in Sweden (DCP) | Biografcentralen | 2019 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 123485 |
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| Date | 1982-07-27 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 2970 meters |
| Notes | Aktlängder: 435, 525, 540, 375, 500, 595. |
Release dates
| Release in Sweden | 1982-10-29 | Fanfaren | Stockholm | Sweden | 108 min | |
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| 1982-10-29 | Look | Stockholm | Sweden | 108 min | ||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 1993-12-01 | Filmstaden | Stockholm | Sweden | ||
| Cinematheque screening | 1993-12-30 | Sweden | ||||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 1994-01-01 | |||||
| Video release | 1996-07 | Sweden | 104 min | |||
| TV showing | 1996-12-14 | TV3 | Sweden | 104 min | ||
| 1997-08-09 | TV3 | Sweden | 104 min | |||
| 2000-11-04 | TV3 | Sweden | 104 min | |||
| DVD release | 2004-01-28 | Sweden | ||||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2013-12-06 | |||||
| 2014-02-25 | ||||||
| 2014-03-11 | ||||||
| TV showing | 2019-07-07 | TV6 | Sweden | |||
| 2020-05-01 | TV6 | Sweden | ||||
| Filmvetenskapliga institutionen | 2023-12-14 | Stockholm | Sweden | |||
| Cinematheque screening | 2024-04-06 | Bio Victor, Filmhuset | Stockholm | Sweden | ||
| Filmvetenskapliga institutionen | 2024-05-08 | Stockholm | Sweden |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 2941 |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | set |
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| Colour prints | 12 |
| Behind the scenes prints | No |
| Slides | 1 |
| Digital images | No |
| Negatives | No |
| Contact sheets | No |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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