Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Country: US
Technical: col/scope 80m
Director: Don Siegel
Cast: Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Carolyn Jones
Synopsis:
A doctor in a Californian town starts to suspect that his patients and friends are being taken over by alien beings.
Review:
The classic red scare science fiction film, one which transcends its unsavoury associations, and, thanks to gripping direction and committed playing, touches some primal fears about what it might be like to be alone in a society of 'others'.
Country: US
Technical: col/scope 80m
Director: Don Siegel
Cast: Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Carolyn Jones
Synopsis:
A doctor in a Californian town starts to suspect that his patients and friends are being taken over by alien beings.
Review:
The classic red scare science fiction film, one which transcends its unsavoury associations, and, thanks to gripping direction and committed playing, touches some primal fears about what it might be like to be alone in a society of 'others'.
Country: US
Technical: col/scope 80m
Director: Don Siegel
Cast: Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Carolyn Jones
Synopsis:
A doctor in a Californian town starts to suspect that his patients and friends are being taken over by alien beings.
Review:
The classic red scare science fiction film, one which transcends its unsavoury associations, and, thanks to gripping direction and committed playing, touches some primal fears about what it might be like to be alone in a society of 'others'.