Die Dämonischen (1956)
46KDie Dämonischen: Directed by Don Siegel. With Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates, King Donovan. A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
“A doctor comes to a hospital on a late night call to hear a man whom everybody else deems insane. The doctor persuades the man to be patient and tell his story. The man then tells the doctor about how a small California town has been invaded by some sort of alien seeds that grow into human clones…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eComing straight from the McCarthy era and general Cold War paranoia this is one scary movie. There is not a gun fired, not a drop of gore shed but the final effect of the film will stay with you for a good while. More contemporary film viewers might recognize the concept from John Carpenteru0026#39;s u0026quot;The Thingu0026quot; which itself was an update of the 1951 film. However, the themes of paranoia and tension are just as nail-biting and intense here.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere is a lack of visual punch that so many people are used to today, but just think of the historical context and the implications, basically use your mind! Then youu0026#39;ll see why the film scared studio executives so much that they forced Don Siegel to add an intro and outro to help soften the overall effect. It wasnu0026#39;t the best play in the book, but the film remains a great classic chiller. — 9/10u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNot Rated. It would most likely receive a PG from the MPAA, there are several tense moments, though no violence.”
