Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956 film)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Invasion_of_the_Body_Snatchers_(1956_film)

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:film
gptkbp:authorOfSourceMaterial	gptkb:Jack_Finney
gptkbp:basedOn	gptkb:The_Body_Snatchers_(novel)
gptkbp:boxOfficeGross	$3 million (US)
gptkbp:category	American science fiction horror films United States National Film Registry films 1956 films Films directed by Don Siegel
gptkbp:cinematography	gptkb:Ellsworth_Fredericks
gptkbp:colorProcess	black-and-white
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director	gptkb:Don_Siegel
gptkbp:distributedBy	gptkb:Allied_Artists_Pictures
gptkbp:editingBy	gptkb:Robert_S._Eisen
gptkbp:filmingLocation	gptkb:Sierra_Madre,_California
gptkbp:genre	gptkb:science_fiction horror thriller
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956 film)
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:musicBy	gptkb:Carmen_Dragon
gptkbp:notableFor	allegory for McCarthyism and Cold War paranoia
gptkbp:plotSummary	Alien plant spores replicate humans and replace them with emotionless duplicates.
gptkbp:preservationYear	1994
gptkbp:preservedIn	gptkb:United_States_National_Film_Registry
gptkbp:producer	gptkb:Walter_Wanger
gptkbp:productionCompany	gptkb:Walter_Wanger_Productions
gptkbp:releaseDate	February 5, 1956
gptkbp:remakeOf	gptkb:Invasion_of_the_Body_Snatchers_(1978_film) gptkb:The_Invasion_(2007_film) gptkb:Body_Snatchers_(1993_film)
gptkbp:runtime	80 minutes
gptkbp:screenplayBy	gptkb:Daniel_Mainwaring
gptkbp:setIn	gptkb:California
gptkbp:starring	gptkb:Kevin_McCarthy gptkb:King_Donovan gptkb:Carolyn_Jones gptkb:Larry_Gates gptkb:Dana_Wynter
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Bodysnatchers
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7