Kino Lorber has announced an Invasion of the Body Snatchers 4K Blu-ray release of the 1956 sci-fi classic by Don Siegel.
“They’re already here! You’re next!” With these chilling words, Invasion of the Body Snatchers sounded the clarion call to the dangers of conformity, paranoia, and mass hysteria at the heart of 1950s American life.
One of the greatest and most influential science fiction films ever made, Invasion stars Kevin McCarthy (Nightmare, Mirage) as Miles Bennell, a doctor in a small California town whose patients are becoming increasingly overwrought, accusing their loved ones of being emotionless imposters. They’re right! Plant-like extraterrestrials have invaded Earth, taking possession of humans as they sleep and replicating them in giant seed pods. Convinced that a catastrophic pandemic is imminent, Bennell, in a terrifying race for his life, must warn the world of this deadly invasion of the pod people—before it’s too late!
This is the original adaptation of Jack Finney’s eerie tale, produced by Walter Wanger (Scarlet Street, Cleopatra) and directed by Don Siegel (Dirty Harry, Charley Varrick) in beautiful black-and-white Superscope. One of the mightiest cult classics of cinema is now scarier and timelier than ever!
Invasion of the Body Snatchers 4K Blu-Ray Extras
DISC ONE – 4K BLU-RAY
- NEW 4K RESTORATION OF TWO VERSIONS OF THE FILM – IN 2.00:1 AND 1.85:1 RATIOS
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
- NEW Audio Commentary by Professor and Film Scholar Jason A. Ney
- Audio Commentary by Actor Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter, Moderated by Legendary Filmmaker Joe Dante
- Audio Commentary by Film Historian Richard Harland Smith
- Optional English Subtitles
DISC TWO – BLU-RAY
- NEW 4K RESTORATION OF TWO VERSIONS OF THE FILM – IN 2.00:1 AND 1.85:1 RATIOS
- NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
- NEW Audio Commentary by Professor and Film Scholar Jason A. Ney
- Audio Commentary by Actor Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter, Moderated by Legendary Filmmaker Joe Dante
- Audio Commentary by Film Historian Richard Harland Smith
- The Fear is Real: Featurette (12:26)
- The Stranger in Your Lover’s Eyes: Featurette (11:54)
- No Longer Belong – The Rise and Fall of Walter Wanger: Featurette (21:08)
- 1956 and 1978 Theatrical Trailers
- Optional English Subtitles
the movie would later be remade in 1978 with Phillip Kaufman’s film of the same name. t would be reimagined as The Body Snatchers in 1990 by Abel Ferrera and in 2007’s The Invasion. All are based on Jack Finney’s sci-fi novel The Body Snatchers.
The Invasion of the Body Snatchers 4K and Blu-ray releases will arrive on June 25, 2024.
