Village of the Damned





Starring
George Sanders, Barbara Shelley, Laurence Naismith, Martin Stephens

Rating


Rating within genre


Rated
Unrated but contains violence

Directed by
Wolf Rilla

Genre
Horror sci-fi

Film
Black and white; 1 hr. 16 min.

Date of Release
1960

Filming Locations
Letchmore Heath, England (UK)

Synopsis
A mysterious human blackout falls onto a small town, in which everyone falls asleep right where they are. When it's over, all of the young women are pregnant. All the children are born on the same day, and regardless of what their parents looked like, they all have white hair and dangerous mind-controlling powers....and they're out to conquer the inhabitants of the world.

Summary
'Village of the Damned' is a classic that spawned many further movies of its type. It's very frightening, and the childrens' light up eyes will haunt you long afterwards. The story is very good, and all in all, this is a film well worth watching. However, as much as I hate to say it, the remake is even better.

Notable Quotes
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Reviews


Stygian Films: "This is a beautifully done film that was credited as a landmark for its time. It's very well made, and the general story is good enough grounds for a few bad nightmares."

Wicked Al: "...a well made sci-fi thriller that has quietly made its way into the horror genre. Labeled as both suspenseful and chilling, its scary eyed children and their ominous stare are what people remember the most about this 1960 classic."

CheckOut: "One of the most unsettling science fiction films of the 1960s, Village of the Damned was based on the equally eerie John Wyndham novel The Midwich Cuckoos. Predictably, the more explicit 1995 remake can't hold a candle to the subtle terrors of the original."

MMI: "The opening shots are beautifully done..."

BritMovies: "Wolf Rilla's Village of the Damned, apart from some trimming of minor characters and slight amendments to the plot for dramatic reasons, remains faithful to The Midwich Cuckoos."


Cast List

George Sanders................Gordon Zellaby
Martin Stephens................David Zellaby
Barbara Shelley................Anthea Zellaby
Laurence Naismith............Dr. Willers
Michael Gwynn................Alan


They want control....
Of the human mind.






Also recommended
Children of the Damned
Village of the Damned *remake '95*
Children of the Corn Series
Lord of the Flies

Pictures taken from Village of the Damned Image Site