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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Invasion_of_the_Body_Snatchers_(1956)
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Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:film
gptkbp:AFI100ThrillsRank
47
gptkbp:AFI10SciFiRank
9
gptkbp:authorOfSourceMaterial
gptkb:Jack_Finney
gptkbp:basedOn
gptkb:The_Body_Snatchers_(novel)
gptkbp:boxOfficeGross
$3 million (US)
gptkbp:cinematography
gptkb:Ellsworth_Fredericks
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticalReception
acclaimed as a classic of science fiction cinema
gptkbp:director
gptkb:Don_Siegel
gptkbp:distributor
gptkb:Allied_Artists_Pictures
gptkbp:editingBy
gptkb:Robert_S._Eisen
gptkbp:format
black-and-white
gptkbp:genre
gptkb:science_fiction
horror
thriller
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
gptkbp:language
English
gptkbp:musicBy
gptkb:Carmen_Dragon
gptkbp:notableFor
allegory for McCarthyism and Cold War paranoia
gptkbp:plotSummary
Alien plant spores replicate and replace humans with emotionless duplicates.
gptkbp:preservationYear
1994
gptkbp:preservedIn
gptkb:United_States_National_Film_Registry
gptkbp:producer
gptkb:Walter_Wanger
gptkbp:productionCompany
gptkb:Allied_Artists_Pictures
gptkbp:releaseDate
February 5, 1956
gptkbp:remakeOf
gptkb:Body_Snatchers_(1993)
gptkb:The_Invasion_(2007)
gptkb:Invasion_of_the_Body_Snatchers_(1978)
gptkbp:runtime
80 minutes
gptkbp:screenwriter
gptkb:Daniel_Mainwaring
gptkbp:setting
gptkb:Santa_Mira,_California
gptkbp:starring
gptkb:Kevin_McCarthy
gptkb:King_Donovan
gptkb:Carolyn_Jones
gptkb:Larry_Gates
gptkb:Dana_Wynter
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Bronson_Caves
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6