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Invasion of the body snatchers
Uniform Title
Invasion of the body snatchers (Motion picture : 1956)
Title
Invasion of the body snatchers / Allied Artists Pictures Corporation presents ; screenplay by Daniel Mainwaring ; produced by Walter Wanger Pictures, Inc. ; directed by Don Siegel.
Published
[Hollywood, Calif.] : Paramount Home Entertainment ; [St. Charles, Ill.] : Olive Films [distributor], ©2014.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Based on the Collier's magazine serial by Jack Finney.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1956.
Director of photography, Ellsworth Fredericks; music, Carmen Dragon; editor, Robert S. Eisen.
In English.
Named to the National Film Registry in 1994 by the Library of Congress.
Summary
Plant-like extraterrestrials have invaded Santa Mira, a small town in California, replicating the villagers in giant seed "pods" and taking possession of their souls while they sleep. In a terrifying race for his life, Dr. Bennell escapes to warn the world of the deadly invasion of the pod people.
Variant and related titles
Walter Wanger's Invasion of the body snatchers
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 29, 2018
Credits
Director of photography, Ellsworth Fredericks; music, Carmen Dragon; editor, Robert S. Eisen.
Cast
Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates, King Donovan, Carolyn Jones, Jean Willes, Ralph Dumke, Virginia Christine, Tom Fadden, Kenneth Patterson, Guy Way, Eileen Stevens, Beatrice Maude, Jean Andren.
System details note
DVD ; NTSC ; Region 1 ; widescreen (2.00:1) superscope presentation.
Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
Videorecording number
OF343 Paramount Home Entertainment
Subjects
Genre/Form
Drama.
Feature films.
Horror films.
Science fiction films.
Feature films.
Science fiction films.
Horror films.
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