Walter Wanger's invasion of the body snatchers

Siegel, Don, 1912-1991 (Added Author). Wanger, Walter, 1894-1968 (Added Author). Mainwaring, Daniel, 1902-1977 (Added Author). Dragon, Carmen (Added Author). Fredericks, Ellsworth, 1904-1993 (Added Author). Eisen, Robert S. (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). Willes, Jean. (Added Author). Dumke, Ralph, 1900-1964 (Added Author). Christine, Virginia, 1920-1996 (Added Author). Finney, Jack. Body snatchers. (Added Author). Allied Artists Pictures Corporation (Added Author). Walter Wanger Pictures, Inc. (Added Author). Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Olive Films. (Added Author). Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates, King Donovan, Carolyn Jones, Jean Willes, Ralph Dumke, Virginia Christine. (Cast).

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.

Item details

Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (80 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Hollywood, Calif.] : Paramount Home Entertainment ; [St. Charles, Ill.] : Olive Films [distributor], c2012.

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Based on the Collier's magazine serial by Jack Finney. Originally released as a motion picture in 1956.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Ellsworth Fredericks; music, Carmen Dragon; editor, Robert S. Eisen.
Participant or Performer Note:	Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates, King Donovan, Carolyn Jones, Jean Willes, Ralph Dumke, Virginia Christine.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD ; NTSC ; Region 1 ; widescreen (2.00:1) superscope presentation.
Awards Note:	Named to the National Film Registry in 1994 by the Library of Congress.