Reżyseria:
Gene Fowler Jr.Scenariusz:
Louis VittesZdjęcia:
Haskell B. BoggsObsada:
Tom Tryon, Gloria Talbott, Peter Baldwin, Ty Hardin, John Eldredge, Maxie Rosenbloom, Bess Flowers, Ken Lynch, Harold Miller, James Anderson, Mary Treen (więcej)Opisy(1)
The movie tells the story of a race of monster-like aliens from another planet who try to conquer Earth by taking over a small town, inhabiting the bodies of prominent citizens and trying to impregnate the women. to rise to the threat of conquest by the aliens. (Via Vision Entertainment)
Recenzje (2)
The element of body snatchers simply keeps working for me. Even though this film is essentially derived from Invasion of the Body Snatchers, its intimacy is very pleasant. Moreover, it uses simple but effective special effects, especially the blending of two images. It’s simple, but it's appropriately utilized.
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A classic of midnight screenings overseas, a virtually unknown film here. As for the "infiltration of an alien race into human society" theme, this is one of the better pieces. The opening half hour would have made even Hitchcock happy. The tension builds up like in a pressure cooker, the initial appearance of the monster (that beautiful alien tentacle!) probably raised the pulse of more than one viewer in its time, the acting is superb for what is essentially a B-movie production. But then the film gradually tilts into an unintentionally fun romp, with lots of death (including animals), lots of shooting towards the end, and aliens melting into jelly-like mass. When the cards are laid on the table and the alien in the husband's body reveals his identity to the protagonist and explains his motives, the tension fades and it's not as interesting. It’s clear here Gene Fowler was more of an assembly worker and not a visionary like Jack Arnold or Don Siegel, so the genre and thematically related Invasion of the Body Snatchers is in a different league. But I still give it a thumbs up and will overrate it a bit, the overall impression is decent even compared to most film productions of the time.
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