Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

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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
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6