
The Alien Within
Horror · Science Fiction · TV Movie
Overview
Crew of an undersea mining platform falls prey to mysterious and dangerous parasite. The parasite has the ability to affect people's minds, so survivors can't be certain who is safe and who is infected.
Top Cast


Roddy McDowall
Roddy McDowall
Dr. Henry Lazarus
Roddy McDowall
Dr. Henry Lazarus


Alex Hyde-White
Alex Hyde-White
Jedidiah Pickett
Alex Hyde-White
Jedidiah Pickett


Melanie Shatner
Melanie Shatner
Catherine Harding
Melanie Shatner
Catherine Harding


Don Stroud
Don Stroud
Louis
Don Stroud
Louis


Rodger Halston
Rodger Halston
Wyatt
Rodger Halston
Wyatt


Emile B. Levisetti
Emile B. Levisetti
Brill
Emile B. Levisetti
Brill


Richard Biggs
Richard Biggs
Hawkes
Richard Biggs
Hawkes
Sha-Ri Pendelton
Sha-Ri Pendelton
Fife
Sha-Ri Pendelton
Fife
Miro Polo
Miro Polo
Russian Officer
Miro Polo
Russian Officer
Tim Trevan
Tim Trevan
Russian Boy
Tim Trevan
Russian Boy
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