Summary
A poor writer discovers that a species of rats has banded together to impersonate humans and supplant them unnoticed, in a manner reminiscent of the transformations in Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros, or the covert conspiracy of pod-people in The Invasion of the Body Snatchers. This film's story is based on a book by the Soviet writer Alexander Grin.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 66GoodWatch 65
IMDb6.6
Running time
1 h 20 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 sci-fi movies, −19 min on the typical 99
typical 9980Half of all sci-fi movies run 90–112 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
1976
October 26, 1976
50 years ago
Genres
Science FictionHorrorDramaLanguage
Croatian
Original language
Made in
Serbia
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
15 of 15
Ivica VidovićIvan Gajski
Mirjana MajurecSonja Bošković
Relja BašićIzbavitelj / Gradonačelnik
Fabijan ŠovagovićProfesor Martin Bošković- IIIlija IvezićŠef policije
Branko ŠpoljarRupčić- PDPetar DobrićMeštar ceremonije na štakorskoj zabavi
Edo PeročevićPolicajac- AHAna HercigonjaProdavačica dječjih kapica
Zvonimir FerenčićNakladnik- BFBoris FestiniApotekar
- ZTZdenka TrachGazdarica
- MBMirko BomanDjelatnik gradske čistoće
- FKFahro KonjhodžićViolinist
- JSJovan StefanovićPolicajac
Directing · 2
- Krsto Papić Director, Writer
- Branko Lustig First Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Ivo Brešan Writer
- Zoran Tadić Writer
- Alexander Grin Novel
Camera · 1
- Ivica Rajković Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Žana Gerova Editor
- Miroslava Kapić Editor
Sound · 2
- Branislav Živković Music
- Mladen Prebil Sound Recordist
Art · 1
- Mario Ivezić Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Vanda Petrović Makeup Artist
- Berta Meglič Key Makeup Artist
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