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A classic science fiction film which is frightening in spite of not having any actual violence.

Dr. Miles J. Bennell (Kevin McCarthy) returns to his small town practice to find several of his patients suffering from the paranoid delusion that all their friends and relatives are alien impostors.

Initially Binnell is highly sceptical over these ramblings, especially when the alleged doppelgangers are able to answer detailed questions about their victim's life. However Binnell is eventually persuaded that something very odd has happened to his fellow townsfolk, and wants to find out exactly what it is.

This film was successfully remade in 1978 where the great Donald Sutherland took on the role of Dr. Binnell.

Keywords:

Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Science Fiction, Based-on-Novel, Sci Fi, Movie, Film, B-Movie, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(Black and white) (1956) (USA) (4 Star)

Cast:

Kevin McCarthy	.... Dr. Miles J. Bennell
Dana Wynter	.... Becky Driscoll
Larry Gates	.... Dr. Dan 'Danny' Kauffman
King Donovan	.... Jack Belicec
Carolyn Jones	.... Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec
Jean Willes	.... Nurse Sally Withers

Supporting Cast:

Ralph Dumke	.... Police Chief Nick Grivett
Virginia Christine	.... Wilma Lentz
Tom Fadden	.... Uncle Ira Lentz
Kenneth Patterson	.... Stanley Driscoll
Guy Way	.... Officer Sam Janzek
Eileen Stevens	.... Anne Grimaldi
Beatrice Maude	.... Grandma Driscoll
Jean Andren	.... Eleda Lentz
Bobby Clark	.... Jimmy Grimaldi
Everett Glass	.... Dr. Ed Pursey
Dabbs Greer	.... Mac Lomax
J. Pat O'Malley	.... Baggage man
Guy Rennie	.... Restaurant owner
Marie Selland	.... Martha Lomax

Directors:

Don Siegel

Writers:

Jack Finney
Daniel Mainwaring

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