
A retrospective look at the global impact of Alien, the science fiction and horror masterpiece directed by British filmmaker Ridley Scott in 1979, exploring the origins of its unique aesthetic and the audacity of its screenplay.
Cast
Anne Cardona
Self - Narrator (voice)

Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Self - Filmmaker

Tom Skerritt
Self - Actor

Veronica Cartwright
Self - Actress
Roger Christian
Self - Production Designer

Amy Nicholson
Self - Film Critic

Ian Nathan
Self - Author
Ximena Gallardo
Self - Author
Claire Cahen
Additional Voice (voice)

Anaïs Croze
Additional Voice (voice)
Patrick Delage
Additional Voice (voice)
Marie-José Segarra
Additional Voice (voice)

Cédric Weber
Additional Voice (voice)

Cédric Zimmerlin
Additional Voice (voice)
Crew
Anne Cutaia
Director, Editor
Sophie Peyrard
Director, Writer
Prune Brenguier
Director of Photography
Adam Vardy
Director of Photography
Stéphane Azouze-Cardin
Color Grading
Ali Delici
Commissioning Editor
Virginia Subramaniyam
Executive Producer, Producer
Laurent Duret
Executive Producer
Bruno Deloye
Associate Producer
Mathilde Michel
Co-Producer
Inès Estefanell
Production Assistant
Ana-Paola Leduc
Production Assistant
Juliette Migliorini
Production Assistant
Liliane Gomes-Muffat
Production Trainee
Natalie Izquierdo
Assistant Camera
Jonathan Pfundstein
Assistant Camera
Jonathan Rodriguez
Assistant Camera
Jules Boudon-Chambre
Additional Camera
Stéphanie Lanois
Post-Production Manager
Cécile Stephan
Post Production Coordinator
Monica Guttierez
Makeup Artist
Alessandra Imperato
Makeup Artist
Christophe de Pinho
Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David S. McJunkin
Sound
Dave Richards
Sound
Maya Rosa
Sound
Julien Galner
Original Music Composer
Guillaume de Maria
Original Music Composer
Christophe Maunier
Accountant
Emmanuel Nguyen
Accountant
Guil Ymar
Finance
Saskia Nilly
Production Manager
Ève Feuilloy
Researcher
Pierre de Vaulx
Administration
Damien Pelletier
Graphic Designer
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