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Released on december 22, 1978, it is a remake of the 1956 film of the same name, which is based on the 1955 novel the body snatchers by jack finney. In keeping with the quality of other volumes in the bfi film classics series, grant. Invasion of the body snatchers movie home facebook. Invasion of the body snatchers 1956 invasion of the body snatchers 1978 body snatchers 1993 the invasion 2007 see also the body snatcher, a short story by the scottish author robert louis stevenson. Find books like invasion of the body snatchers from the worlds largest community of readers. The body snatchers book by jack finney thriftbooks. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read invasion of the body snatchers.
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