Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Format : Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
Publisher : Republic Pictures
Company : Lions Gate
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Condition: New
Format: DVD
Black & White; Closed-captioned; Dolby; DVD; Full Screen; Letterboxed; Widescreen; NTSC

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The original sci-fi classic that combined outer space terror with Cold War paranoia. A small California town is under siege from alien "pods" that turn people into emotionless automatons. Can they be stopped? Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter star; directed by Don Siegel. 80 min. Standard and Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, Italian Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: French, Spanish; interview; theatrical trailer.

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Something's wrong in the town of Santa Mira, California. At first, Dr. Miles Bennell (Kevin McCarthy) is unconcerned when the townsfolk accuse their loved ones of acting like emotionless imposters. But soon the evidence is overwhelming--Santa Mira has been invaded by alien "pods" that are capable of replicating humans and taking possession of their identities. It's up to McCarthy to spread the word of warning, battling the alien invasion at the risk of his own life. Considered one of the best science fiction films of the 1950s and '60s, this classic paranoid thriller was widely interpreted as a criticism of the McCarthy era (that's Senator Joseph, not actor Kevin), which was characterized by anticommunist witch-hunts and fear of the dreaded blacklist. Some hailed it as an attack on the oppressive power of government as Big Brother. However viewers interpret it, this original 1956 version of Invaders of the Body Snatchers (based on Jack Finney's serialized novel The Body Snatchers) remains a milestone movie in its genre, directed by Don Siegel with an inventive intensity that continues to pack an entertaining wallop. Look closely and you'll find future director Sam Peckinpah (an uncredited cowriter of this film) making a cameo appearance as a meter reader! --Jeff Shannon

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