Village of the Damned
1960 · Movie · NR · 77 min · ★ 7.2 · 85% critics
A mysterious event leaves an English village unconscious, and afterward every women of child-bearing age is pregnant. The children that follow are strikingly similar, with blond looks and a strong connection to each other, as strange abilities and growing unease spread beyond the town.
Based on The Midwich Cuckoos
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Details
- Years
- 1960
- Release date
- 1960-06-16
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 77 min
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (499 votes)
- Box office
- $2,175,000
- Budget
- $320,000
About
If you like eerie classic sci-fi horror and unsettling “creepy kids” intrigue like The Innocents or The Haunting, you may enjoy Village of the Damned, but Not for you if you want plenty of explanation or modern thrill pacing.
Pros: eerie small-town mystery; creepy blond children; tense sci-fi-horror vibe | Cons: sparse exposition; stilted dialogue at times; some dated effects
Themes
- suicide
- based on novel or book
- england
- parent child relationship
- pregnancy
- village
- youngster
- parish
- car crash
- mind reading
- black and white
- explosion
- +3 more
Cast & crew
George Sanders
as Gordon Zellaby
Barbara Shelley
as Anthea Zellaby
Martin Stephens
as David Zellaby
Michael Gwynn
as Alan Bernard
Laurence Naismith
as Dr. Willers
Richard Warner
as Harrington
Jenny Laird
as Mrs. Harrington
- SL
Sarah Long
as Evelyn Harrington
Thomas Heathcote
as James Pawle
Charlotte Mitchell
as Janet Pawle
Directed by Wolf Rilla