# Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

> A small-town doctor races to expose an alien process replacing ordinary people with emotionless duplicates.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6517

## Facts

- Runtime: 80 min
- Genres: Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller
- Director: Don Siegel
- Cast: Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, King Donovan, Carolyn Jones, Larry Gates, Kenneth Patterson, Virginia Christine, Jean Willes
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049366/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: paranoid, eerie, foreboding, classic horror night, cold war cinema study

## Synopsis

A small town is gripped by a chilling paranoia as the line between friends and foes blurs.

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