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Village of the Damned (1960)
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Overview
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Release Date:
7 December 1960 (USA)
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Tagline:
What Demonic Force Lurks Behind Those Eyes? more
Plot:
In the English village of Midwich, the blond-haired, glowing-eyed children of uncertain paternity prove to have frightening powers. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination
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NewsDesk:
Oam + 31 Days of Horror: Blood of the Vampire
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George Sanders Made this a Classic Film!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | George Sanders | ... | Gordon Zellaby |
| Barbara Shelley | ... | Anthea Zellaby |
| Martin Stephens | ... | David Zellaby |
| Michael Gwynn | ... | Alan Bernard |
| Laurence Naismith | ... | Doctor Willers |
| Richard Warner | ... | Harrington |
| Jenny Laird | ... | Mrs. Harrington |
| Sarah Long | ... | Evelyn Harrington |
| Thomas Heathcote | ... | James Pawle |
| Charlotte Mitchell | ... | Janet Pawle |
| Pamela Buck | ... | Milly Hughes |
| Rosamund Greenwood | ... | Miss Ogle |
| Susan Richards | ... | Mrs. Plumpton |
| Bernard Archard | ... | Vicar |
| Peter Vaughan | ... | P.C. Gobby |
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77 min
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
UK:12 (re-rating) (2005) |
UK:A (original rating) |
West Germany:16 |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-16 |
Sweden:15 |
USA:Unrated
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Originally begun in 1957 as an American picture to star Ronald Colman, MGM shelved the project, because it was deemed potentially inflammatory and controversial, specifically due to its sinister depiction of immaculate conception.
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Revealing mistakes: Near the end, when Alan and Anthea are going away, Gordon tells Anthea that the time is 8:15. The cuckoo clock on the wall also shows 8:15 but the pendulum of the clock is not moving.
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Quotes:
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Prof. Gordon Zellaby: [on telephone] Good morning. Uh, would you get me Major Bernard at his Whitehall number? Thank you.
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Prof. Gordon Zellaby: [on telephone] Good morning. Uh, would you get me Major Bernard at his Whitehall number? Thank you.
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Referenced in Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
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How are the children different from other children?Where was VotD filmed?
How is "Children of the Damned" related to "Village of the Damned"?
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This is a great Classic film mainly because of the great movie star George Sanders(Gordon Zellaby),"Hangover Square",'45, who unfortunately took his own life. In this film Sanders plays a professor and has the great pleasure of raising a child with Barbara Shelley(Antnea Zellaby), who turns out to become a child with glaring eyes and a very bad temper! It seems the children in this film seem to grow at a very rapid pace and have great hidden abilities to do just about everything they want in controlling the minds of all ADULTS! In 1960, this was a great Horror film and captivated the movie goers. This is truly a great Classic Film to enjoy!