Rent The Body Stealers (1969)

2.3 of 5 from 54 ratings
1h 32min
Rent The Body Stealers (aka Invasion of the Body Stealers / Out of Thin Air) Online DVD & Blu-ray Rental
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Synopsis:
Someone is kidnapping parachutists - while they're still in the air! The army are baffled and call in ace air investigator Bob Megan (Patrick Allen) to solve the mystery and find the missing men. Bob has a more personal mystery to solve too: he meets a strange and beautiful woman who fascinates him, then vanishes. He soon realises that both his cases are connected - and that aliens are involved!
Actors:
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Directors:
Producers:
Tony Tenser
Writers:
Michael St. Clair, Gerry Levy
Aka:
Invasion of the Body Stealers / Out of Thin Air
Studio:
Odeon Entertainment
Genres:
Classics, Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thrillers
BBFC:
Release Date:
19/09/2011
Run Time:
92 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
Subtitles:
None
DVD Regions:
Region 0 (All)
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Stills Gallery
  • Booklet Notes
  • Best of British Trailers
BBFC:
Release Date:
13/05/2024
Run Time:
92 minutes

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Reviews (1) of The Body Stealers

Spoilers follow ... - The Body Stealers review by NP

Spoiler Alert
23/12/2017

This little known Tigon production stars the mightily chinned Patrick Allen as the rather smug, lascivious Bob Megan. First seen getting close and personal with a bleach blond female pilot, it isn’t long before he’s leering at any other pretty woman under the age of thirty. This is a world where everyone he meets is waiting to be picked up. Luckily, Allen’s charisma saves the character somewhat.

Parachutists are disappearing. This is why the military have called on Megan’s expertise. The worrying thing is, they are disappearing mid-flight, with a crackling halo of light surrounding them.

Supporting Allen are George Sanders as General Armstrong, Maurice Evans as Dr. Matthews and an especially wooden ‘special guest’ Neil (Sean’s brother) Connery as Jim Radford.

The locations are just as wonderfully ‘of their time’ as Megan’s swagger. Filmed during a misty autumn, the period English landscapes are probably the film’s highpoint. Aside from the interesting ideas, the pacing ensures ‘The Body Stealers’ is never in danger of becoming too exciting.

The slowly evolving revelation that there is a distinctly sci-fi explanation for events places this firmly into perfunctory (but enjoyable) ‘b-picture’ territory. There’s a brief appearance from a re-used prop from 1965’s ‘Dalek Invasion of Earth’ in the finale.

Charming but unspectacular.

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