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1999

Format:	DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials
Uniform Title:	Invasion of the body snatchers (Motion picture : 1956)
Title:	Invasion of the body snatchers [videorecording (DVD)] / Republic Pictures ; Allied Artists Pictures Corporation presents ; screenplay by Daniel Mainwaring ; produced by Walter Wanger Pictures, Inc. ; directed by Don Siegel.
Publisher, Date:	Los Angeles, CA : Republic Entertainment, [1999?]
Description:	1 videodisc (80 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:	Plant-like extraterrestrials have invaded Santa Mira, a small town in California, replicating the villagers in giant seed "pods" and taking possession of their souls while they sleep. In a terrifying race, for his life, Dr. Bennell escapes to warn the world of the deadly invasion of the pod people.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated by MPAA.
Subjects:	Finney, Jack -- Film and video adaptations. Doppelgangers -- Drama. Human-alien encounters -- Drama. Extraterrestrial beings -- Drama. Man-woman relationships -- Drama. Physicians -- Drama. Science fiction films. Horror films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. California -- Drama.
Genre:	Feature films.
Other Author:	Siegel, Don, 1912- Wanger, Walter, 1894-1968. Mainwaring, Daniel, 1902-1977. McCarthy, Kevin, 1914- Wynter, Dana. Jones, Carolyn, 1929-1983. Finney, Jack. Body snatchers. Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. Republic Pictures Corporation. Republic Entertainment Inc.
Notes:	Original widescreen version (aspect ratio 2.35:1) on side A, full frame version on side B. Based on the Collier's magazine serial by Jack Finney. Originally released as a motion picture in 1956. Complete digitally re-masted version of the black and white film from the original film negative. "Republic Pictures." Special features include: Interview with Kevin McCarthy ; original threatrical trailer. Music, Carmen Dragon ; editing, Robert S. Eisen ; director of photography, Ellsworth Frederick. Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates, King Donovan, Carolyn Jones, Jean Willes, Ralph Dumke, Virginia Christine. DVD. English, Spanish or Italian language soundtrack with optional subtitles in French and Spanish ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
ISBN:	0782009980
Publisher or Distributor Number:	52018
Other Number:	40988117
System Availability:	1
Current Holds:	0
# Local items:	1
Control Number:	111285
Course Reserves:	0
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Medium:	[videorecording (DVD)]

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