An American tourist, a youth gang leader, and his troubled sister find themselves trapped in a top secret government facility experimenting on children.
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Cast
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Simon Wells
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Shirley Anne Field | ... |
Joan
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Freya Neilson
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Bernard
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King
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Major Holland
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Brian Oulton | ... |
Mr. Dingle
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Kenneth Cope | ... |
Sid
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James Villiers | ... |
Captain Gregory
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Ted
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Barbara Everest | ... |
Miss Lamont
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Mr. Stuart
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Mr. Talbot
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Rachel Clay | ... |
Victoria
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Caroline Sheldon | ... |
Elizabeth
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The middle-aged American Simon Wells sails in his boat to Weymouth and stumbles with the twenty year-old Joan on the street. He believes that she is a prostitute but she is actually part of a scheme of a motorcycle gang to rob tourists. Simon is brutally beaten up by her brother King and his gang. The policemen find the wounded Simon and take him to a bar to recover, where he meets the military Bernard and his mistress Freya Neilson. On the next morning, Joan challenges King and meets Simon in his boat, and King and his gang hunts Simon down. Joan and Simon spend the night together in an isolated house and on the morning, they are located by the gang. They try to flee and stumble in a top-secret military facility managed by Bernard. They are helped by children and brought to their hideout in a cave. King falls in the sea while chasing the couple and is also helped by a boy and brought to the same place. Soon Joan finds that the children are cold as if they were dead. What is the ... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
7 July 1965 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$500,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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(uncredited)
Music by Frank Barcley (i.e. Bent Fabricius-Bjerre)
Chappell Recorded Music Library
Heard in the amusement arcade scene
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Although submitted to the BBFC in 1961 the UK release was held back by almost a year after director Joseph Losey delayed making a requested censor cut which showed King beating Wells with his umbrella. Losey eventually made the cut and the film was released in 1963. See more »Goofs
A shadow of a crew member can be seen moving after King shoots the soldier in the lab. See more »Quotes
Teddy Boy: [after she has lured a tourist into a mugging] You happy in your work, Joanie?See more »
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Rock 'n' Roll Boogie(uncredited)
Music by Frank Barcley (i.e. Bent Fabricius-Bjerre)
Chappell Recorded Music Library
Heard in the amusement arcade scene
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Very intriguing film to watch. One must consider it was made during the era of the Cold War to begin with so the situation implied probably didn't seem as implausible in its time. One of the earliest films to portray a secret government organization up to no-good unawares to ordinary citizens. Would have benefitted if more time had been given to the children involved here as then their plight might affect us as and audience even more. Still it's a nice if not fully successful effort to put a thoughtful science fiction tale on film. Teen Gang side-story works mostly to take away the focus from the kids and was probably a mistake although it did give Oliver Reed a good role.