Invasion of the Body Snatchers
There was nothing to hold onto - except each other.
1956 | 80m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Don Siegel |
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| Writer: | Jack Finney, Richard Collins, Daniel Mainwaring |
| Staring: |
| A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 05, 1956 |
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| Director: | Don Siegel |
| Writer: | Jack Finney, Richard Collins, Daniel Mainwaring |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | doctor, patient, alien invasion, psychiatrist, alien infection, angry mob, doppelgänger, mystery writer, body snatchers, emotionless, abandoned mine, personality change, alien plant-life |
| Production Companies | Allied Artists Pictures, Walter Wanger Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $3,000,000
Budget: $416,911 |
| Updates |
Updated: Oct 11, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Kevin McCarthy | Dr. Miles J. Bennell |
| Dana Wynter | Becky Driscoll |
| King Donovan | Jack Belicec |
| Carolyn Jones | Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec |
| Larry Gates | Dr. Dan 'Danny' Kauffman |
| Kenneth Patterson | Stanley Driscoll |
| Virginia Christine | Wilma Lentz |
| Jean Willes | Nurse Sally Withers |
| Ralph Dumke | Police Chief Nick Grivett |
| Guy Way | Officer Sam Janzek |
| Bobby Clark | Jimmy Grimaldi |
| Beatrice Maude | Grandma Grimaldi |
| Whit Bissell | Emergency Room Psychiatrist |
| Richard Deacon | Emergency Room Doctor |
| Robert Osterloh | Ambulance Attendant |
| Guy Rennie | Restaurant Owner |
| Eileen Stevens | Anne Grimaldi |
| Tom Fadden | Uncle Ira Lentz |
| Jean Andren | Eleda Lentz |
| Everett Glass | Dr. Ed Pursey |
| Sam Peckinpah | Charlie the Meter Reader |
| Dabbs Greer | Mack Lomax |
| Marie Selland | Martha Lomax |
| Harry J. Vejar | Man carrying pods in Mile's office (extra) |
| J. Pat O'Malley | Railroad Baggage Handler (extra) |
| Richard Deacon | Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited) |
| Frank Hagney | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Robert Osterloh | Ambulance Driver (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Don Siegel | Director |
| Ralph Butler | Sound |
| Jack Finney | Novel |
| Richard Collins | Screenplay |
| Daniel Mainwaring | Screenplay |
| Joseph Kish | Set Decoration |
| Irva Mae Ross | Script Supervisor |
| Jerry Irvin | Music Editor |
| Emile LaVigne | Makeup Artist |
| Carmen Dragon | Original Music Composer |
| Ellsworth Fredericks | Director of Photography |
| William Beaudine Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Milt Rice | Special Effects |
| Del Harris | Sound Editor |
| Mary Westmoreland | Hairstylist |
| Robert S. Eisen | Editor |
| Ted Haworth | Production Design |
| Allen K. Wood | Production Manager |
| Richard Maybery | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Walter Wanger | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 22 | 32 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 12 |
| 2024 | 7 | 25 | 37 | 15 |
| 2024 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 13 |
| 2024 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 11 |
| 2024 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 | 21 | 63 | 11 |
| 2024 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 15 | 24 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 12 | 792 | 820 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 480 | 722 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 9 | 660 | 771 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 5 | 750 | 863 |