Children of the Damned
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| Children of the Damned | |
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| Directed by | Anton M. Leader |
| Produced by | Ben Arbeid |
| Written by | John Briley |
| Starring | Ian Hendry Alan Badel Barbara Ferris Alfred Burke |
| Music by | Ron Goodwin |
| Cinematography | David Boulton |
| Editing by | Ernest Walter |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | January 29, 1964 (U.S.A.) |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Village of the Damned |
| Followed by | John Carpenter's Village of the Damned |
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Children of the Damned is a 1963 science fiction film, a sequel to the 1960 version of Village of the Damned. It is about a group of children, with similar psi-powers to the original seeding but with notable improvements upon their design and distribution.[1]
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[edit] Plot
Children identified by a UNESCO research initiative into child development are gathered from around the world and housed in London for collective study. After international and Cold War tensions lead world governments to return the children to their respective embassies, the children escape and hide out in an abandoned church in Southwark, London. When authorities try to take control of them, the children are compelled to protect themselves. The situation escalates into a final showdown between armed forces and the children.
[edit] Cast
- Ian Hendry as Col. Tom Lewellin
- Alan Badel as Dr. David Neville
- Barbara Ferris as Susan Eliot
- Alfred Burke as Colin Webster
- Sheila Allen as Diana Looran
- Ralph Michael as Defense Minister
- Patrick Wymark as Commander
- Martin Miller as Prof. Gruber
- Harold Goldblatt as Harib
- Patrick White as Mr. Davidson
- André Mikhelson as Russian official
- Bessie Love as Mrs. Robbins, Mark's Grandmother
- Clive Powell as Paul
- Yoke-Moon Lee as Mi Ling
- Roberta Rex as Nina
