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Directed by
Ridley Scott 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Dan O'Bannon (story) and
Ronald Shusett (story)

Dan O'Bannon (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete

Tom Skerritt ... Dallas

Sigourney Weaver ... Ripley

Veronica Cartwright ... Lambert

Harry Dean Stanton ... Brett

John Hurt ... Kane

Ian Holm ... Ash
Yaphet Kotto ... Parker
Bolaji Badejo ... Alien
Helen Horton ... Mother (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eddie Powell ... Alien (uncredited)

Produced by
Gordon Carroll .... producer
David Giler .... producer
Walter Hill .... producer
Ivor Powell .... associate producer
Ronald Shusett .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Jerry Goldsmith 
 
Cinematography by
Derek Vanlint 
 
Film Editing by
David Crowther (director's cut)
Terry Rawlings 
Peter Weatherley 
 
Production Design by
Michael Seymour 
Roger Christian (uncredited)
 
Art Direction by
Roger Christian 
Leslie Dilley  (as Les Dilley)
 
Set Decoration by
Ian Whittaker 
 
Costume Design by
John Mollo 
 
Makeup Department
Pat Hay .... makeup artist
Tommie Manderson .... makeup designer (as Tommy Manderson)
Sarah Monzani .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Garth Thomas .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Raymond Becket .... assistant director
Steve Harding .... assistant director
Paul Ibbetson .... first assistant director
Bob Jordan .... trainee assistant director
 
Art Department
José María Alarcón .... assistant set decorator
Jonathan Amberston .... assistant art director
Ron Cobb .... concept artist
John Davey .... head painter
Benjamín Fernández .... assistant art director
Chris Foss .... concept artist
Jean Giraud .... concept artist (as Jean 'Moebius' Giraud)
George Gunning .... head carpenter
Dave Jordan .... property master
Dan O'Bannon .... visual design consultant
Jill Quertier .... production buyer
Bert Rodwell .... head plasterer
Bill Welch .... construction manager
Gari Bacon .... props (uncredited)
John Chisholm .... prop man (uncredited)
Paul James .... plasterer (uncredited)
Stuart Rose .... draughtsman (uncredited)
Keith Short .... sculptor (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Max Bell .... stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Andrew I. King .... sound re-recording mixer: director's cut
Derrick Leather .... production sound mixer
Ray Merrin .... sound re-recording assistant
Bill Rowe .... sound re-recording mixer
Jim Shields .... sound editor
Bryan Tilling .... dialogue editor
 
Special Effects by
Nick Allder .... special effects supervisor
Alan Bryce .... floor effects supervisor (as Allan Bryce)
Clinton Cavers .... alien effects coordinator
Carlo De Marchis .... additional alien mechanics
Roger Dicken .... small alien forms co-designer and maker
Guy Hudson .... special effects technician
Brian Johnson .... special effects supervisor
Phil Knowles .... special effects technician
Dennis Lowe .... special effects technician
Roger Nichols .... special effects technician
Carlo Rambaldi .... alien head effects
Neil Swan .... special effects technician
David H. Watkins .... special effects technician (as David Watkins)
Dr. David Watling .... additional alien mechanics
Anton Furst .... special effects (uncredited)
Philip Sharpe .... special effects technician (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Denys Ayling .... director of photography: miniature effects
Martin Bower .... supervising model maker: miniature effects
Eddie Butler .... modeller
Ray Caple .... matte artist
Shirley Denny .... modeller
Dick Hewitt .... electronics and video coordinator
David Litchfield .... operator: miniature effects
Bernard Lodge .... special graphic effects
Terry Pearce .... focus: miniature effects
Bill Pearson .... supervising model maker: miniature effects
Patti Rodgers .... modeller
Peter Voysey .... supervising modeller
Peter Woods .... key grip: miniature effects
Alan Buchan .... visual effects (uncredited)
Rick Cortes .... Inferno artist (2003 director's cut re-release) (uncredited)
Bob Keen .... modeller (uncredited)
Jon Sorensen .... visual effects miniatures (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Eddie Powell .... stunts
Roy Scammell .... stunt coordinator
Monty Jordan .... assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Adrian Biddle .... camera focus
Colin Davidson .... camera focus
Ray Evans .... gaffer
Bob Penn .... still photographer
Jimmy Walters .... key grip
Wick Finch .... electrician (uncredited)
David Johnson .... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Micky Wilson .... electrician (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Mary Goldberg .... casting: USA
Mary Selway .... casting: UK
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tiny Nicholls .... wardrobe supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Peter Baldock .... assistant film editor
Peter Culverwell .... assistant film editor
Les Healey .... first assistant editor
Maureen Lyndon .... assistant film editor
Bridget Reiss .... assistant film editor
Brian Q. Kelley .... editor: additional material for special edition (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Robert Hathaway .... music editor (as Bob Hathaway)
Lionel Newman .... conductor
Percy Edwards .... alien vocalizator (uncredited)
Arthur Morton .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Stanley Bielecki .... advertising and publicity consultant
Lori Covel .... assistant to producers
Valerie Craig .... production assistant
Brian Doyle .... unit publicist
Kay Fenton .... continuity
Bill Finch .... production accountant
H.R. Giger .... alien designer
Mark Haggard .... production executive
Alice Harmon .... assistant to producers
Charles Lippincott .... advertising and publicity consultant
Sandy Molloy .... assistant to director
Saul Bass .... title designer (uncredited)
Robert H. Lemer .... associate to producer (uncredited)
Jake Scott .... stand-in (uncredited)
 
Crew verified as complete

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