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In the early hours of the night, young David Maclean sees a flying saucer land and disappear into the sand dunes just beyond his house. Slowly, all of the adults, including his once loving parents, begin to act strangely.
Language
Budget$290,000
Revenue --
English
Budget$290,000
Revenue --
Keywords
mind control
spacecraft
flying saucer
invasion
alien life-form
alien
ufo
martian
alien invasion
child's point of view
alien possession
sand dune
ray gun
body snatchers
underground cavern
sand pit
Casts

Jimmy Hunt
David Maclean

Arthur Franz
Dr. Stuart Kelston

Helena Carter
Dr. Pat Blake, MD

Leif Erickson
Mr. George MacLean

Hillary Brooke
Mrs. Mary MacLean

Morris Ankrum
Col. Fielding

Walter Sande
Police Sgt. Mack Finlay

Bert Freed
Police Chief A.C. Barrows
Max Wagner
Army Sgt. Rinaldi
Charles Gibb
Lt. Blair

Milburn Stone
Army Capt. Roth

Douglas Kennedy
Officer Jackson

Charles Cane
Officer Blaine

Fay Baker
Mrs. Wilson

Janine Perreau
Kathy Wilson

John Eldredge
Mr. Turner

Barbara Billingsley
Kelston's Secretary

Richard Deacon
MP
Gil Herman
Major Clary
Luce Potter
The Martian Intelligence

Lock Martin
Mutant Carrying David to 'Intelligence'
Max Palmer
Second Mutant Guarding the "Intelligence"
Todd Karns
Jim the Gas Station Attendant

Frank Wilcox
Pentagon Chief of Staff

Robert Shayne
Dr. William Wilson

William Phipps
Sgt. Baker

William Forrest
Col. Mayberry

Peter Brocco
Brainard (bit)
Crews

William Cameron Menzies
Director
Raoul Kraushaar
Original Music Composer

John F. Seitz
Director of Photography
Arthur Roberts
Editor
Gene Hibbs
Makeup Artist
Edward L. Alperson
Producer
Edward L. Alperson Jr.
Associate Producer

Boris Leven
Art Direction
Richard Blake
Screenplay
Jack Cosgrove
Visual Effects
John Tucker Battle
Story
Ruby Felker
Hairstylist

William Cameron Menzies
Production Design
Irving Block
Matte Painter
Edward G. Boyle
Set Dresser
Anatole Robbins
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Jack Cosgrove
Special Effects
Mary Yerke
Script Supervisor
Leonard Kunody
Second Assistant Director
Earl Crain Sr.
Sound
Ben Chapman
Production Manager
Howard Lydecker
Mechanical & Creature Designer
Ben Chapman
Assistant Director
Jack Rabin
Matte Painter
Backdrops & Posters






