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12 January 1966 (USA) morePlot:
Young workers are dying because of a mysterious epidemic in a little village in Cornwall. Doctor Thompson... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
methodical Hammer goodness moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| André Morell | ... | Sir James Forbes | |
| Diane Clare | ... | Sylvia Forbes | |
| Brook Williams | ... | Dr. Peter Tompson | |
| Jacqueline Pearce | ... | Alice Mary Tompson | |
| John Carson | ... | Squire Clive Hamilton | |
| Alexander Davion | ... | Denver (as Alex Davion) | |
| Michael Ripper | ... | Sergeant Jack Swift | |
| Marcus Hammond | ... | Tom Martinus | |
| Dennis Chinnery | ... | Constable Christian | |
| Louis Mahoney | ... | Coloured Servant | |
| Roy Royston | ... | Vicar | |
| Ben Aris | ... | John Martinus | |
| Tim Condren | ... | A young blood (as Tim Condron) | |
| Bernard Egan | ... | A young blood | |
| Norman Mann | ... | A young blood |
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91 min | USA:90 minCountry:
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)Certification:
UK:12 (DVD rating) | UK:15 (video rating) | UK:X (original rating) | Netherlands:12 (DVD rating) | Finland:(Banned) (1966) | Norway:15 | Norway:18 (1970) | USA:ApprovedFun Stuff
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Filmed back-to-back with The Reptile (1966), using many of the same sets, most noticeably the main village set on the back lot at Bray Studios. moreGoofs:
Continuity: After Squire Clive Hamilton catches Sylvia's blood in the glass, he transfers it to a vial. When he does so, it is revealed just how much blood was in the cup. However, there's no way that that much blood could have possibly come from a small wound on her finger. moreQuotes:
Sir James Forbes: I, I find all kinds of witchcraft slightly nauseating and this I find absolutely disgusting. moreFAQ
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This is certainly the only movie that I've ever seen involving zombies mining tin instead of consuming living flesh. It's actually quite a nice change of pace to see a cerebral zombie flick, though - one that relies on mystery and characterization instead of torrents of gore. As usual for a Hammer movie, the cast consists of cool character actors who could out-perform a good half of our current big stars. Andre Morell is great as our concerned hero, John Carson makes a suitably sleazy villain, and veteran Hammer guest star Michael Ripper gets one of his meatiest, most memorable roles. A solid flick, if not terribly fast-paced or gripping. It's fun to summarize the plot to your friends when you're drunk (it's about zombies...mining TIN!)