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Invasion of the Body Snatchers

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers
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NR,1hr 20min
Genres:
Sci-Fi,Action
Released:
January 1, 1956
Director:
Don Siegel
Distributor:
Republic Pictures
Starring:
Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates  ...more
Synopsis: Don Siegel's classic exercise in psychological science fiction has often been interpreted as a cautionary fable about the blacklisting hysteria of the McCarthy era. It can be read as a political metaphor or enjoyed as a fine low-budget suspense movie, and it works well either way. Kevin McCarthy stars as Miles Bennel, a doctor in the small California community of Santa Mira, where several patients begin reporting that their loved ones don't seem to be themselves lately. They look the same but seem ... Full Synopsis
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Lucia Bozzola, AMG Review
Though it was an inexpensive production for B-movie studio Allied Artists, Don Siegel's Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) is a class-A 1950s science fiction allegory about the fragility of inner passion. With Siegel's matter-of-fact approach and "ordinary" small town setting and characters, the story about human possession by unexplained alien pods becomes all the more frightening; though the pods ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Kevin McCarthy
Dr. Miles Bennel
Dana Wynter
Becky Driscoll
Larry Gates
Dr. Dan Kauffmann
King Donovan
Jack
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