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Children of the Damned (1964)
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Release Date:
29 January 1964 (USA)
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So young, so innocent, so deadly - they came to conquer the world! more
Plot:
Scientists discovers that there are six children who each have an enormous intelligence. The children are flown to London to be studied...
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1 nomination
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an underrated and misunderstood classic
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ian Hendry | ... | Col Tom Llewellyn |
| Alan Badel | ... | Dr. David Neville |
| Barbara Ferris | ... | Susan Eliot |
| Alfred Burke | ... | Colin Webster |
| Sheila Allen | ... | Diana Looran |
| Ralph Michael | ... | Defense Minister |
| Patrick Wymark | ... | Commander |
| Martin Miller | ... | Prof. Gruber |
| Harold Goldblatt | ... | Harib |
| Patrick White | ... | Mr. Davidson |
| André Mikhelson | ... | Russian official (as Andre Mikhelson) |
| Bessie Love | ... | Mrs. Robbins, Mark's Grandmother |
| Clive Powell | ... | Paul |
| Yoke-Moon Lee | ... | Mi Ling (as Lee Yoke-Moon) |
| Roberta Rex | ... | Nina |
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90 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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USA:Approved |
USA:Unrated (video release) |
UK:12 (re-rating) (2006) |
UK:X (original rating) |
Norway:16 (1964) |
Australia:PG
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Referenced in "Dark Angel: Hit a Sista Back (#1.18)" (2001)
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Are the children aliens like in the first movie?How does the movie end?
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| was it filmed in illinois? | WittyAgent |
| Uncut version... | esmeraldaaz |
| gay couple? | drkimowalker |
| Location of Church used in the film. | mikesey_97 |
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Children of the Damned has generally been considered grossly inferior to Village of the Damned. I beg to differ as the point of both movies is quite different. In Village of the Damned the children were the result of alien insemination (presumably) and were simply evil. In Children of the Damned they are the result of a jump in evolution and they, themselves, are unsure of who they are and why they are here. The mystery is cleared up however when Paul makes a very eloquent speech near the end of the movie where he states that they have realized that they are here to help mankind. This speech no longer exists on the video version. It apparently was edited out at some point. However without it the ending makes no sense. The dropped screwdriver is played as a tragedy in the movie which contradicts the impression that the children are evil. In fact what the movie is about is a religious theme about how mankind kills its saviors.