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Invasion of the body snatchers  Cover Image DVD DVD

Invasion of the body snatchers / Paramount Pictures ; screenplay by Daniel Mainwaring ; produced by Walter Wanger Pictures, Inc. ; directed by Don Siegel.

Siegel, Don, 1912-1991 (director.). Wanger, Walter, 1894-1968 (Added Author). Mainwaring, Daniel, 1902-1977 (Added Author). McCarthy, Kevin, 1914-2010 (Added Author). Wynter, Dana. (Added Author). Jones, Carolyn, 1930-1983 (Added Author). Gates, Larry, 1915-1996 (Added Author). Donovan, King. (Added Author). Finney, Jack. Body snatchers. (Added Author). Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Olive Films. (Added Author). Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Carolyn Jones. (Cast).

Summary:

Plant-like extra-terrestrials invade earth and replicate in the form of giant seed pods, taking over the souls of unsuspecting citizens while they sleep. Realizing that the epidemic is out of control, the town doctor escapes in a terrifying race for his life to warn the world.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Hollywood, CA : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2012]
  • Distributor: Olive Films [distributor]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1956.
Based on the Collier's magazine serial by Jack Finney.
Participant or Performer Note:
Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Carolyn Jones.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD ; NTSC ; Region 1 ; widescreen (2.00:1) superscope presentation.
Awards Note:
National Film Preservation Board, USA, 1994: National Film Registry.
Subject: Symbiogenesis > Drama.
Doppelg©·angers > Drama.
Human-alien encounters > Drama.
Life on other planets > Drama.
Plant spores > California > San Francisco > Drama.
Flowers > Morphology > Drama.
Human cloning > California > San Francisco > Drama.
Medical drama.
California > Drama.
San Francisco (Calif.) > Drama.
Genre: Feature films.
Science fiction films.
Horror films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Columbia Gorge Community College. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Columbia Gorge Community College Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Columbia Gorge Community College Library DRAM INVA 1956 (Text) 39705000039411 DVD Available -

Summary: Plant-like extra-terrestrials invade earth and replicate in the form of giant seed pods, taking over the souls of unsuspecting citizens while they sleep. Realizing that the epidemic is out of control, the town doctor escapes in a terrifying race for his life to warn the world.

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