Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) • Discape

They come from another world!

As a paranoid parable Invasion of the Body Snatchers has few peers, though Quatermass 2 matches its power from a specifically British perspective. … Lean and tautly paced, the film boasts more skin-crawling moments than any dozen of its contemporaries put together.

Jonathan Rigby, American Gothic: Six Decades of Classic Horror Cinema (Signum Books, 2017)

Selected disc options for Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Extras	Olive BD-A/US 2018	BFI BD-B/UK 2021	Republic DVD-1/US/OOP 1998
Audio Commentary by Richard Harland Smith	has extra
Audio Commentary by Actors Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter, and Filmmaker Joe Dante	has extra	has extra
Audio Commentary by Jim Hemphill		has extra
The Fear and the Fiction: The Body Snatchers Phenomenon (8:19)	has extra	has extra
The Fear is Real - With Filmmakers Larry Cohen and Joe Dante (12:26)	has extra
I No Longer Belong: The Rise and Fall of Walter Wanger - With Author Matthew Bernstein (21:08)	has extra
Return to Santa Mira (12:57)	has extra	has extra
Sleep No More: “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” Revisited (26:35)	has extra	has extra
The Stranger in Your Lover’s Eyes: Don Siegel and the “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (11:54)	has extra
What’s In a Name? (2:16)	has extra	has extra
John Player Lecture: Don Siegel (Audio, 1973, 74:40)		has extra
Interview with Actor Kevin McCarthy (1985, 7:25)	has extra		has extra
Trailers from Hell with Joe Dante (2:47)		has extra
Stills Gallery [BFI]		has extra
Stills Gallery [Olive] - Documents (12:02)	has extra
“At First Glance Everything Looked the Same: Identity Crisis in Don Siegel’s ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’” - Essay by Kier-La Janisse (Text)	has extra
Theatrical Trailer (2:18)	has extra	has extra	has extra
“Doorstep to Communism” (Short, 1948, 11:19)		has extra
“Magic Myxies” (Short, 1931, 10:30)		has extra
“The Battle of the Plants” (Short, 1926, 10:20)		has extra

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Olive’s 2018 “Signature” Blu-ray includes an 8-page booklet with writing by Kier-La Janisse (“At First Glance Everything Looked the Same: Identity Crisis in Don Siegel’s ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’”).
Olive’s 2012 Blu-ray contains no extras.
BFI’s Blu-ray includes a 40-page booklet with writing by Dr. Deborah Allison, Charlie Bligh and Katy McGahan.
Republic’s DVD includes a 4-page booklet. Reissued by Artisan.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers title screen

The Fear and the Fiction: The Body Snatchers Phenomenon (8:19)
The Fear is Real (12:26)
I No Longer Belong: The Rise and Fall of Walter Wanger (21:08)
Return to Santa Mira (12:57)
Sleep No More: “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” Revisited (26:35)
The Stranger in Your Lover’s Eyes: Don Siegel and the “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (11:54)
What’s In a Name? (2:16)
Interview with Actor Kevin McCarthy (1985, 7:25)

Presentation	Olive BD 2018 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 31.50 Mbps Aspect ratio: 2.00:1 Length:1:20:19.040 File size: 19.44 GiB Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1854 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit Subtitles English SDH
	Olive BD 2012 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 22.00 Mbps Aspect ratio: 2.00:1 Length:1:20:41.002 File size: 13.31 GiB Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 1.0 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 843 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit Subtitles None
	BFI BD 2021 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p Aspect ratio: 2.00:1 Audio File 1 Language: English LPCM 2.0 Mono Subtitles English SDH
Extras	Audio Commentary by Richard Harland Smith Olive BD
	Audio Commentary by Actors Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter, and Filmmaker Joe Dante Olive BD
	Audio Commentary by Jim Hemphill BFI BD
	The Fear and the Fiction: The Body Snatchers Phenomenon (8:19, 1080i60) Olive BD
	The Fear is Real - With Filmmakers Larry Cohen and Joe Dante (12:26, 1080p) Olive BD
	I No Longer Belong: The Rise and Fall of Walter Wanger - With Author Matthew Bernstein (21:08, 1080p) Olive BD
	Return to Santa Mira (12:57, 1080i60) Olive BD
	Sleep No More: “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” Revisited (26:35, 1080i60) Olive BD
	The Stranger in Your Lover’s Eyes: Don Siegel and the “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (11:54, 1080p) Olive BD
	What’s In a Name? (2:16, 1080i60) Olive BD
	John Player Lecture: Don Siegel (Audio, 1973, 74:40) BFI BD
	Interview with Actor Kevin McCarthy (1985, 7:25, 1080i60) Olive BD
	Trailers from Hell with Joe Dante (2:47) BFI BD
	Stills Gallery [BFI] BFI BD
	Stills Gallery [Olive] - Documents (12:02, 1080p) Olive BD
	“At First Glance Everything Looked the Same: Identity Crisis in Don Siegel’s ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’” - Essay by Kier-La Janisse (Text, 1080p) Olive BD
	Theatrical Trailer (2:18, 1080p) Olive BD
	“Doorstep to Communism” (Short, 1948, 11:19) BFI BD
	“Magic Myxies” (Short, 1931, 10:30) BFI BD
	“The Battle of the Plants” (Short, 1926, 10:20) BFI BD