Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Philip Kaufman, 1978
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Jack Finney, 1955
Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a movie directed by Philip Kaufman in 1978 and based on the book of the same name by Jack Finney, first published in 1955. The movie features Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright, Art Hindle, and others.
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Storyline
A race of gelatinous creatures, having abandoned their dying planet and traveled to Earth, land in San Francisco. Meanwhile, Matthew’s friend Jack Bellicec calls Matthew to investigate when a grotesque body covered in fibres which resembles Jack is found in his wife Nancy’s mud baths.
Movie vs Book
Year
1978
Minutes
115
Movie Rate
7.40
Source: IMDb
Movie
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Director: Philip Kaufman
Country: USA
Year: 1978
Length: 1h55m
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Year
1955
Pages
216
Book Rate
7.78
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Book
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Author: Jack Finney
Country: USA
First published in: 1955
Length: 216 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Don Siegel
Movie by Abel Ferrara
Movie by Oliver Hirschbiegel, James McTeigue
Movie by John Murlowski
User polls & recommendations
“Every adaptation has things you have to leave behind in service of creating a cinematic idea that embodies the essential values of the book.”
EDWARD NORTON (Actor, Filmmaker)
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