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7 July 1965 (USA)
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Come At Your Own Risk ... If You Come Alone! more
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Legal and illegal criminality. An American tourist with a boat is robbed by a gang of teenager boys...
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Lots of NYC-area horror screenings for Halloween & beyond
(From Fangoria. 31 October 2008, 11:02 AM, PDT)
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Black Leather, Black Leather
Smash! Smash! Smash!
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Macdonald Carey | ... | Simon Wells | |
| Shirley Anne Field | ... | Joan | |
| Viveca Lindfors | ... | Freya | |
| Alexander Knox | ... | Bernard | |
| Oliver Reed | ... | King | |
| Walter Gotell | ... | Major Holland | |
| James Villiers | ... | Captain Gregory | |
| Tom Kempinski | ... | Ted (as Thomas Kempinski) | |
| Kenneth Cope | ... | Sid | |
| Brian Oulton | ... | Mr. Dingle | |
| Barbara Everest | ... | Miss Lamont | |
| Allan McClelland | ... | Mr. Stuart (as Alan McClelland) | |
| James Maxwell | ... | Mr. Talbot | |
| Rachel Clay | ... | Victoria | |
| Caroline Sheldon | ... | Elizabeth |
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These Are the Damned (USA)
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87 min | 96 min (director's cut)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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Freya Neilson:
A public servant is the only servant who has secrets from his master.
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Featured in "The World of Hammer: Sci-Fi (#1.7)" (1994)
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Of all the Hammer films I've seen so far, and they are quite numerous, "These Are The Damned" definitely ranks as their strangest and most curious effort. This legendary British production studio specialized in straightforward monster movies and gorier updates of classic horror tales, but this particular film is something entirely different and actually quite hard to categorize. There are two principal and extremely opposite story lines in this film and, even though they seem impossible to blend, director Joseph Losey pulls it off without much effort. The first half (approximately) of the story is more or less reminiscent to such films as "West Side Story" and "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", and NO, I'm not kidding. Set on a small and isolated British island community, we're introduced to King (the phenomenal Oliver Reed), his oppressed sister Joan and their docile gang of youthful thugs. The gang targets tourists, like the unfortunate American boat owner Simon Wells. Joan seduces and lures Simon to a quiet alley, where King and C° are waiting to rob and attack him whilst whistling a really awesome tune ("Black Leather, Black Leather Smash! Smash! Smash!). But Joan is fed up with her life-style and dominant brother and returns to Simon the next day, hoping to escape together. As you're subsequently expecting the rest of the story to revolve on an exciting chase & battle between the two parties, the tone and atmosphere of the film suddenly changes completely and turns into an awkward Sci-Fi ploy! Fleeing from King, Joan and Simon end up in a cave where a bunch of children are apparently kept prisoners by the military and the government. There's something odd about these kids as they all share birthdays, feel extremely cold and respond mysteriously to Geiger counters The sudden change in atmosphere is unusual, but very original and fascinating! The second half of the story is clearly influenced by the success of "Village of the Damned", which happens to be one of my favorite Sci-Fi tales and easily of the greatest classics in the genre. A fairly high level of suspense is sustained throughout both story lines and there are several genuinely creepy moments to enjoy. The acting performances aren't superb, but Losey's direction is surefooted enough to compensate. The stylish black & white photography adds tension to the already grim atmosphere and as said the theme song is truly terrific. I read about "These are the Damned" before, but it's an obscure and hard-to-find film. So, thank you very much good people of the BBC, for programming this beauty!