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Village of the Damned (1960)
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Release Date:
7 December 1960 (USA)
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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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Oam + 31 Days of Horror: Blood of the Vampire
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a fantastic and minimalistic thriller
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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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1.85 : 1 more
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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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The eerie effect of the children's glowing eyes was created by matting a negative (reversed) image of their eyes over the pupils when they used their powers.
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Revealing mistakes: Just before the credits, there's a long crane shot which ends in the trees. It's obvious that the crane snagged a branch on its way up, because a branch suddenly snaps into the frame. They follow the shot with a brief view of other branches waving around, as though to cover the mistake...but the first branch was *not* blowing in the wind.
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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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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "Robot Chicken: Easter Basket (#2.3)" (2006)
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Why would aliens want to impregnate human women with these types of children?How is "Children of the Damned" related to "Village of the Damned"?
Any recommendations for other classic British horror like "Village of the Damned"?
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I am giving this film a 10 based on the "bang for the buck" it provides. Despite having a small budget, few special effects and an unknown cast (aside from George Sanders), it is an engrossing and terrifying sci-fi adventure.
The movie begins with a VERY STRANGE occurrence--a small village just STOPS. All people life within the village stops--machinery, animals and people. And, when the military tries to enter the town, the soldiers just STOP as well--falling into comas. Then, just as suddenly, everyone awakens--none the worse for wear. Or so it would seem, for later, many women in this small hamlet are found to be pregnant! Once these little bundles of joy are born, the fun begins as these brilliant but disturbingly freaky kids slowly scare the crap out of everyone--especially as they walk, talk and look alike and speak as one (sort of like an evil version of Huey, Dewey and Louie)! And, it turns out, they are apparently unstoppable and up to some sort of evil (though exactly what they intend is uncertain--but it MUST be bad considering their evil proclivities)!
NOTE: Do NOT see the supposed sequel, "Children of the Damned". It's terrible. Instead of the kids harassing people (such as making them crash their cars into walls or blow their heads off), the kids are misunderstood and only want to live in peace!! What crap--I want murder and global domination!
Another NOTE: Do NOT see the recent remake of Village of the Damned. It lacks the subtlety of the original and just does NOTHING to improve an already great film.