Invasion of the Body Snatchers
When a strange contagion turns San Francisco’s citizens into emotionless replicas, two health department investigators race to expose the source before the entire city is erased of its humanity.
“The seed is planted... terror grows.”
Synopsis
As a mysterious phenomenon takes hold, the residents of San Francisco begin to resemble drone-like shadows of their former selves. As the condition spreads, two Department of Health workers investigate and uncover a horrifying truth behind the transformation.
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A crew of 105+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Douglas StewartShot by Michael ChapmanScored by Denny ZeitlinDesigned by Charles RosenSound by Bonnie KoehlerStunts by David R Ellis
Box Office
1978 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 7.1× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$24.9M
Also known as
- Die Körperfresser kommende
- L'Invasion des profanateursfr
- Terrore dallo spazio profondoit
- (DVD Title)Os Invasores de Corpos
- (Bulgarian)Нашествието на крадците на тела
Release dates around the world3 countries · showhide
- United StatesDec 21, 1978
- CanadaDec 22, 1978
- FranceJan 1, 1979
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Cast & Crew
105 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Donald Sutherland
as Matthew Bennell
Brooke Adams
as Elizabeth Driscoll
Jeff Goldblum
as Jack Bellicec
Veronica Cartwright
as Nancy Bellicec
Leonard Nimoy
as Dr. David Kibner
Art Hindle
as Geoffrey
Lelia Goldoni
as Katherine
Kevin Mccarthy
as Running Man
Don Siegel
as Taxi Driver
Tom Luddy
as Ted Hendley
Kevin Mccarthy Nm0002994
as Running Man
Stan Ritchie
as Stan
Supporting cast
23David Fisher
as Mr. Gianni
Tom Dahlgren
as Detective
Garry Goodrow
as Boccardo
Jerry Walter
as Restaurant Owner
Maurice Argent
as Chef
Sam Conti
as Street Barker
Wood Moy
as Mr. Tong
R Wong
as Mrs. Tong
Rose Kaufman
as Outraged Woman
Joe Bellan
as Beggar
Sam Hiona
as Policeman #1
Lee Mcveigh
as Policeman #2
Al Nalbandian
as Rodent Man
Lee Mines
as School Teacher
Michael Chapman Nm0152469
as Health Dept. Floor Cleaner
Robert Duvall
as Priest on Swing
Anthony Garibaldi
as Student
Kevin Harris
as Dr. of pods
Philip Kaufman
as City Official on Phone
Misty
as Harry's Boxer Dog
Al Perez
as PG&E Man
Alan Rice
as Zombie
Jeff Scheftel
as Pod Person at Party
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
1Other crew
70Norman Mau
apprentice editor
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
as Agnes Anne Rogers
Mary Elizabeth Still
assistant costumer (as Mary Still)
Holly Walker
assistant property master
Michael O Donnell
assistant property master
Barbara Mcbane
assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Jack Finney
based on the novel "The Body Snatchers" by
Steve Powell
boom operator (as Stephen Powell)
Joe R Marquette Jr
camera operator (as Joe Marquette)
Ken Sly
carpenter (uncredited)
Mary Goldberg
Casting Director, casting
Michael Chapman
Cinematographer
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