Island of the Burning Damned (1967)
"Night of the Big Heat" (original title)

While mainland Britain shivers in deepest winter, the northern island of Fara bakes in the nineties. The boys at the Met station have no more idea what is going on than the regulars at the ... See full summary »

Director:

Terence Fisher

Writers:

Jane Baker (additional scenes and dialogue), Pip Baker (additional scenes and dialogue),

Stars:

Christopher Lee, Patrick Allen, Peter Cushing

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Christopher Lee	...	Godfrey Hanson
Patrick Allen	...	Jeff Callum
Peter Cushing	...	Dr. Vernon Stone
Jane Merrow	...	Angela Roberts
Sarah Lawson	...	Frankie Callum
William Lucas	...	Ken Stanley
Kenneth Cope	...	Tinker Mason
Percy Herbert	...	Gerald Foster
Thomas Heathcote	...	Bob Hayward (as Tom Heathcote)
Anna Turner	...	Stella Hayward
Jack Bligh	...	Ben Siddle
Sydney Bromley	...	Old Tramp (as Sidney Bromley)
Barry Halliday	...	Radar Operator

Storyline

While mainland Britain shivers in deepest winter, the northern island of Fara bakes in the nineties. The boys at the Met station have no more idea what is going on than the regulars at the Swan. Only a stand-offish visting scientist suspects aliens are to blame. Meanwhile the new secretary to the local best-selling author is raising the temperature in her own way.

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Plot Keywords:

alien | island | flare gun | pub | dynamite | 

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

GP

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1971 (USA)

Also Known As:

Island of the Burning Doomed

Filming Locations:

The Swan Inn, Broughton Road, Milton Keynes Village, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Planet Film Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Because of the strong sexual implications of the French title, some distributors added several graphic sex scenes in order to exploit that feature in the French adult film circuit. None of the original cast and crew were credited in that version apart from Jane Merrow and Sarah Lawson who were both doubled for the additional scenes.

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Goofs

When Hanson photographs the dead sheep, the flash on his camera doesn't work. He does not notice this, even though it's after dark.

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Connections

Remake of ITV Play of the Week: The Night of the Big Heat (1960)

User Reviews

Fun B-Movie

Don't expect anything groundbreaking but this movie is well-paced, fun and features a great performance from Christopher Lee. The FX and the film's soap opera love triangle don't work as well however. Still a fun film despite this.