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Release dates for
Alien (1979) More at IMDbPro »

CountryDate
USA 25 May 1979
Japan 21 July 1979
Brazil 13 August 1979
UK 6 September 1979
France 12 September 1979
Belgium 14 September 1979
Spain 26 September 1979
Denmark 12 October 1979
West Germany 25 October 1979
Finland 26 October 1979
Italy 31 October 1979
Sweden 2 November 1979
Norway 13 November 1979
Hong Kong 15 November 1979
Philippines 27 November 1979 (Davao)
Australia 6 December 1979
Argentina 25 December 1979
Greece 30 December 1979
Uruguay 28 March 1980
Hungary 15 January 1981
Czechoslovakia 1 July 1982
South Korea 1 October 1987
Canada 6 September 2003 (Toronto Film Festival) (director's cut)
France 13 September 2003 (Deauville Film Festival) (director's cut)
USA 9 October 2003 (Austin Film Festival) (director's cut)
Ireland 17 October 2003 (Cork International Film Festival) (director's cut)
Belgium 22 October 2003 (director's cut)
Germany 23 October 2003 (director's cut)
Netherlands 23 October 2003 (director's cut)
Mexico 24 October 2003 (director's cut)
Spain 24 October 2003 (director's cut)
Ireland 25 October 2003 (Dublin Horrorthon Film Festival) (director's cut)
Norway 29 October 2003 (director's cut)
USA 29 October 2003 (director's cut)
UK 31 October 2003 (director's cut)
France 12 November 2003 (director's cut)
Australia 13 November 2003 (director's cut)
Sweden 13 November 2003 (director's cut)
Italy 14 November 2003 (director's cut)
Poland 14 November 2003 (director's cut)
Brazil 19 December 2003 (director's cut)
Japan 31 January 2004 (director's cut)
Argentina 5 February 2004 (director's cut)

Also Known As (AKA)
Alien - El octavo pasajero Argentina / International (Spanish title) / Mexico / Spain
вСФНИ Soviet Union (Russian title)
Alien Sweden
Alien - Das unheimliche Wesen aus einer fremden Welt West Germany
Alien - Den 8. passager Denmark
Alien - Director's Cut Germany (director's cut)
Alien - Le huitième passager France
Alien - O 8.º Passageiro Portugal
Alien - kahdeksas matkustaja Finland
Alien den åttonde passageraren Sweden
Alien, el octavo pasajero Uruguay
Alien, el octavo pasajero: El montaje del director Spain (director's cut)
Alien, o Oitavo Passageiro Brazil
Alien, o epivatis tou diastimatos Greece
Alien: Den åttende passasjer Norway
Alien: The Director's Cut USA (director's cut)
El octavo pasajero Spain
Ha-Nose'a HaShmini Israel (Hebrew title)
L'étranger: le huitième passager Canada (French title)
Nyolcadik utas a halál Hungary
Obcy - ósmy pasazer Nostromo Poland
Osmi putnik Yugoslavia (Serbian title)
Star Beast USA (working title)
Vetrelec Czechoslovakia (Czech title)
Votrelec Czechoslovakia (Slovak title)
Yaratik Turkey (Turkish title)

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