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Village of the Damned

Village of the Damned

Horror · Science Fiction · 1960

In a small English village everyone suddenly falls unconscious. When they awake every woman of child bearing age is pregnant. The resulting children have the same strange blond hair, eyes and a strong connection to each other.

Movie details

Village of the Damned

“What Demonic Force Lurks Behind Those Eyes?”

1960 Horror · Science Fiction 1h 17m

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7.2 / 10

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In a small English village everyone suddenly falls unconscious. When they awake every woman of child bearing age is pregnant. The resulting children have the same strange blond hair, eyes and a strong connection to each other.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Wolf Rilla

Written by

Wolf Rilla · Stirling Silliphant · Ronald Kinnoch

George Sanders

George Sanders

Gordon Zellaby

Barbara Shelley

Barbara Shelley

Anthea Zellaby

Martin Stephens

Martin Stephens

David Zellaby

Michael Gwynn

Michael Gwynn

Alan Bernard

Laurence Naismith

Laurence Naismith

Dr. Willers

Richard Warner

Richard Warner

Harrington

Jenny Laird

Jenny Laird

Mrs. Harrington

Court is in session

Put Village of the Damned on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.