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The Damned

  • 19621962
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  • 1h 27m
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6.6/10
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Oliver Reed and Shirley Anne Field in The Damned (1962)
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An American tourist, a youth gang leader, and his troubled sister find themselves trapped in a top secret government facility experimenting on children.An American tourist, a youth gang leader, and his troubled sister find themselves trapped in a top secret government facility experimenting on children.An American tourist, a youth gang leader, and his troubled sister find themselves trapped in a top secret government facility experimenting on children.
IMDb RATING
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POPULARITY
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774
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    • Director
      • Joseph Losey
    • Writers
      • Evan Jones(screenplay)
      • H.L. Lawrence(novel "The Children of Light")
      • Ben Barzman(original screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Macdonald Carey
      • Shirley Anne Field
      • Viveca Lindfors
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Joseph Losey
    • Writers
      • Evan Jones(screenplay)
      • H.L. Lawrence(novel "The Children of Light")
      • Ben Barzman(original screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Macdonald Carey
      • Shirley Anne Field
      • Viveca Lindfors
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 82User reviews
    • 69Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore

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    Macdonald Carey
    Macdonald Carey
    • Simon Wells
    Shirley Anne Field
    Shirley Anne Field
    • Joan
    Viveca Lindfors
    Viveca Lindfors
    • Freya Neilson
    Alexander Knox
    Alexander Knox
    • Bernard
    Oliver Reed
    Oliver Reed
    • King
    Walter Gotell
    Walter Gotell
    • Major Holland
    James Villiers
    James Villiers
    • Captain Gregory
    Tom Kempinski
    • Ted
    • (as Thomas Kempinski)
    Kenneth Cope
    Kenneth Cope
    • Sid
    Brian Oulton
    Brian Oulton
    • Mr. Dingle
    Barbara Everest
    Barbara Everest
    • Miss Lamont
    Allan McClelland
    • Mr. Stuart
    • (as Alan McClelland)
    James Maxwell
    James Maxwell
    • Mr. Talbot
    Rachel Clay
    • Victoria
    Caroline Sheldon
    • Elizabeth
    Rebecca Dignam
    • Anne
    Siobhan Taylor
    • Mary
    Nicholas Clay
    Nicholas Clay
    • Richard
    • (as Nicolas Clay)
    • Director
      • Joseph Losey
    • Writers
      • Evan Jones(screenplay)
      • H.L. Lawrence(novel "The Children of Light")
      • Ben Barzman(original screenplay) (uncredited)
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      English punk/Gothic band, The Damned took their name from this film.
    • Goofs
      A shadow of a crew member can be seen moving after King shoots the soldier in the lab.
    • Quotes

      Freya Neilson: A public servant is the only servant who has secrets from his master.

    • Crazy credits
      Over the end credits a Government helicopter continues to pursue the speedboat with Simon and Joan on board taking evasive action, before an inconclusive fade.
    • Alternate versions
      Cut prior to 1961 X rated cinema release over child concerns. It was further cut for US theatrical release. The cuts were restored in 2010 for UK 12 rated DVD and 2019 Blu-ray release.
    • Connections
      Featured in Son of Monsters on the March (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      Black Leather Rock
      (uncredited)

      Music by James Bernard

      Lyrics by Evan Jones

      Arranged by Douglas Gamley

      Sung by the gang in the opening sequence

    User reviews82

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    Top review
    Restored print is Damned nice to see
    (THESE ARE) THE DAMNED is now being seen in the U.S. in a restored print that has been making the rounds (I caught up with it at the 27th Annual Boston Science Fiction Film Marathon & Festival (for info go to: www.sf.theboard.net) on February 17th.

    After having seen it only in edited form on late night TV decades ago, it was fascinating to see the exquisite B&W photography on the big screen (with footage not in the TV prints). Although it was made under the Hammer Films banner, THE DAMNED is not a typical SF picture by any means. Expatriate director Joseph Losey set out to make a social parable more than an SF thriller. He succeeds in showing how society's increasing violence and callousness on the streets could lead to the horrible thought of "breeding" radioactive children in the government in order to survive an inevitable (?) nuclear war. The moral is both, of the time & time-less. Of course, modern audiences may feel that the end of the Cold War makes such a tale outdated and even silly - but are we only fooling ourselves?

    "Black Leather, Black Leather....."
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    • Mar 3, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 7, 1965 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Hammer Films
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • These Are the Damned
    • Filming locations
      • Portland Bill, Dorset, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Hammer Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $500,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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