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Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Science Fiction · Horror · Thriller · 1956

A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers

“There was nothing to hold onto - except each other.”

1956 Science Fiction · Horror · Thriller 1h 20m

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7.5 / 10

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A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Don Siegel

Written by

Daniel Mainwaring · Richard Collins

Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy

Dr. Miles J. Bennell

Dana Wynter

Dana Wynter

Becky Driscoll

King Donovan

King Donovan

Jack Belicec

Carolyn Jones

Carolyn Jones

Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec

Larry Gates

Larry Gates

Dr. Dan 'Danny' Kauffman

Kenneth Patterson

Kenneth Patterson

Stanley Driscoll

Virginia Christine

Virginia Christine

Wilma Lentz

Court is in session

Put Invasion of the Body Snatchers on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.