The Body Stealers
| The Body Stealers | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Gerry Levy |
| Produced by | Tony Tenser |
| Written by |
Michael St. Clair Gerry Levy |
| Starring |
George Sanders Maurice Evans Patrick Allen |
| Music by | Reg Tilsey |
| Cinematography | John Coquillon |
| Edited by | Howard Lanning |
Running time | 91 mins |
| Country | United Kingdom |
The Body Stealers, also known as Thin Air, is a 1969 British science fiction film directed by Gerry Levy, about the disappearance of British armed forces paratroopers in mid-air whilst on a routine jump.[1] Two investigators try to figure out what happened and uncover an alien plot to steal bodies of earthlings by snatching them out of the air.[2] The film was also released as Invasion of the Body Stealers. [3]
Cast
- George Sanders ... General Armstrong
- Maurice Evans ... Dr. Matthews / Alien
- Patrick Allen ... Bob Megan
- Neil Connery ... Jim Radford
- Hilary Dwyer ... Julie Slade
- Robert Flemyng ... W.C. Baldwin
- Lorna Wilde ... Lorna
- Allan Cuthbertson ... Hindsmith
- Michael Culver ... Lieutenant Bailes
- Sally Faulkner ... Joanna
- Shelagh Fraser ... Mrs. Thatcher
- Carl Rigg ... Briggs
- Carol Hawkins ... Paula
- Dixon Adams ... David
- Derek Pollitt ... Davies
- Johnnie Wade ... Orderly
- Clifford Earl ... Sgt in Lab
Trivia
The Alien spacecraft is the Dalek saucer from the film Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
Critical reception
Britmovie wrote, "This threadbare Anglo-American variation on the Invasion of the Body Snatchers theme sounds like a good idea, but with too much tame dialogue and too little action, this sloppily produced sci-fi film meanders along before tamely closing in a very British sort of way. therefore just comes across as daft." [4]
References
- ↑ Craig Butler. "Thin Air (1969) - Gary Levy - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ↑ John Hamilton, Beasts in the Cellar: The Exploitation Film Career of Tony Tenser, Fab Press, 2005 p 155-156
- ↑ "The Body Stealers (1969)". BFI.
- ↑ "The Body Stealers".
External links
The Body Stealers at the Internet Movie Database