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

94 min  -  Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi  -   1971 (USA)
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While mainland Britain shivers in deepest winter, the northern island of Fara bakes in the nineties... See full summary »

Director:

Terence Fisher

Writers:

Jane Baker (additional scenes and dialogue), Pip Baker (additional scenes and dialogue), and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Christopher Lee, Patrick Allen and Peter Cushing
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Cast

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

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Alien | Island | Flare Gun | Pub | Dynamite  | See more »

Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Brennender Tod See more »

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Planet Film Productions See more »
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Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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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. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: Hanson, a Scientist, observes that The Earth will become a planet like many "others in the Constellation". In fact,a Constellation is a group of stars, not planets. See more »

Connections

Remake of "ITV Play of the Week: The Night of the Big Heat (#5.42)" (1960) See more »