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Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a 1956 American science-fiction horror film produced by Walter Wanger, directed by Don Siegel, and starring Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter. The black-and-white film was shot in 2.00:1 Superscope and in the film noir style. Daniel Mainwaring adapted the screenplay from Jack Finney 's 1954 science-fiction novel ...
Oct 22, 2018 · Peckinpah's contributions to the script have been inflated over the years and Mainwaring at one point filed a complaint with the WGA and Peckinpah recanted his claims. The title was changed from The Body Snatchers to Invasion of the Body Snatchers to separate it from Val Lewton's 1945 film The Body Snatcher. Titles such as Sleep No More, They ...
May 1, 2001 · Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) In the small American town of Santa Mira, the initially sceptical local shrink Dr Binnell (McCarthy) gradually becomes concerned by increasing visits from ...
Sep 14, 2021 · At the time of this film, he was working as Dialogue Director on Siegel’s films, including "Invasion of the Body Snatchers". Peckinpah started directing TV in 1958 and feature films in 1961, and is best remembered for writing and directing the gory, breakthrough western, "The Wild Bunch” in 1969.
Feb 21, 2012 · Invasion Of The Body Snatchers was directed by Don Siegel from a screenplay co-written by Sam Peckinpah, both of whom have since gained cult followings as filmmakers. Peckinpah’s westerns, photographed superbly by Lucian Ballard, splattered with blood and symbology, have a lyrical detachment.
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Oct 30, 2014 · The film features an acting cameo from Siegel’s assistant and protege Sam Peckinpah, who also worked on the script, and is known for its high-octane pulp thrills. It should also be praised for ...
Recently viewed. Invasion of the Body Snatchers: Directed by Don Siegel. With Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates, King Donovan. A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
