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Invasion of the Body Snatchers DVD

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Release Date: 6/16/1998
Original Release: 1956
Format: DVD
Length: 80 minutes
Rating: Not Rated
Rating Reason: (Reason unavailable)
UPC: 017153201826
Studio: Artisan Entertainment

Directed by:

Don Siegel, Donald Siegel

Featuring:

Larry Gates, Carolyn Jones, Virginia Christine, King Donovan, Ralph Dumke, Dana Wynter, Kevin McCarthy, Jean Willes

Categories:

Horror/Suspense, Aliens, Classic, Plants, Science-Fiction, Killer, Zombies, Recommended, Theatrical Release, Essential Cinema

	Description

	Don Siegel's cult masterpiece, interpreted as an allegory of both McCarthyism and Communism, is undoubtedly one of the screen's most disturbing evocations of paranoia. It stars Kevin McCarthy as Dr. Miles Binnell, a physician whose traumatized arrival in the emergency room of a San Francisco hospital leads the staff to believe he's lost his mind. In a series of flashbacks, he unwinds a bizarre account of his last few days. After his return from a trip to rural Santa Mira, his nurse, Sally (Jean Willes), explains that his office has been flooded with patients who have made appointments yet never appeared. Former girlfriend Becky Driscoll (Dana Wynter) tells him that she's unable to rid herself of the belief that the man claiming to be her uncle is an impostor. A hysterical young boy refuses to return home, claiming that his mother is not his mother. Miles's concern over this pattern of incidents, temporarily allayed by some jargon from the town psychiatrist, is newly aroused when he gets a phone call from friend Jack Belicec (King Donovan), who begs him to come over and take a look at the strange mannequinlike figure that's suddenly appeared on his pool table. This exceptionally well written and directed fable, the ultimate comment on the subtly coercive conformity of the 1950s, may be Siegel's best film, and it is undoubtedly one of the most exciting science fiction films ever made.

	DVD Features

	Region 1 Keep Case Widescreen - 2.35:1 Fullscreen - 1.33:1 Additional Release Material: Interview Kevin McCarthy - Star Trailer Theatrical

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	Awards

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	Technical Specifications

	High Fidelity Sound Recording Mode - Mono Digital Process - Digitally Re-Mastered Closed Captioned Color - B&W

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Posted on May 25, 2007

Reviewed by: Movie Addict

Body Snatchers is a true anomaly in the cinematic world. It has been remade twice, and all three films are essentially adaptations of a novel by Jack Finney. And despite the often terrible nature of...
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