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Invasion of the Body Snatchers

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers

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Summary

Science-fiction thriller starring Donald Sutherland. Public health inspector Matthew Bennell becomes aware of a strange epidemic sweeping San Francisco which sees people all over the city convinced that identical alien creatures are replacing the population.

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

John Ferguson

It was always going to be hard to better Don Siegel's 1956 classic, and if director Philip Kaufman doesn't quite succeed, he does manage to summon up an equally chilling air of paranoia in this remake, set in a coldly impersonal San Francisco. Donald Sutherland stars as the health inspector who begins to worry that people are acting weirdly normal, and there's solid support from Brooke Adams and a young Jeff Goldblum, plus a creepy turn from Leonard Nimoy. Kaufman also throws in some neat in-jokes in the form of cameos from Siegel and the star of the original, Kevin McCarthy.

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rolenameMatthew BennellDonald SutherlandElizabeth DriscollBrooke AdamsDr David KibnerLeonard NimoyNancy BellicecVeronica CartwrightJack BellicecJeff GoldblumGeoffreyArt HindleKatherineLelia GoldoniRunning manKevin McCarthyPriest on swingRobert DuvallTaxi driverDon Siegel

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rolenameDirectorPhilip Kaufman

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Released on

1979-03-22

Languages

English | French

Guidance

Contains brief nudity.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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