Feature1960·77m·7.2

Village of the Damned

What Demonic Force Lurks Behind Those Eyes?

HorrorScience Fiction

In a small English village everyone suddenly falls unconscious. When they awake every woman of child bearing age is pregnant. The resulting children have the same strange blond hair, eyes and a strong connection to each other.

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Cast

George Sanders

Gordon Zellaby

Barbara Shelley

Anthea Zellaby

Martin Stephens

David Zellaby

Michael Gwynn

Alan Bernard

Laurence Naismith

Dr. Willers

Richard Warner

Harrington

Jenny Laird

Mrs. Harrington

Sarah Long

Evelyn Harrington

Thomas Heathcote

James Pawle

Charlotte Mitchell

Janet Pawle

Pamela Buck

Milly Hughes

Rosamund Greenwood

Miss Ogle

Susan Richards

Mrs. Plumpton

Bernard Archard

Vicar

Peter Vaughan

P.C. Gobby

John Phillips

General Leighton

Richard Vernon

Edgar Hargraves

John Stuart

Professor Smith

Keith Pyott

Dr. Carlisle

Alexander Archdale

Coroner

Details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Languages
English
Budget
$200,000
Revenue
$2.2M
Age rating
Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British StudiosMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Crew

Director

Wolf Rilla

Writers

John Wyndham, Stirling Silliphant, Ronald Kinnoch, Wolf Rilla

Ron Goodwin

Original Music Composer

Geoffrey Faithfull

Director of Photography

Gordon Hales

Editor

Gallery

Reviews

Sierbahnn

5/18/2026

8.0

Spooky world building with a local anchor. This movie is genuinely creepy, and while this particular version of it doesn't give itself that much time to elaborate on certain themes, it still gives you more than enough leeway to understand how creepy and scary these children really are. The effects are pretty darn good for a movie made in the late 50s and they hold up pretty well given what they attempt to do. The casting and direction is solid and while the ending is a bit uneven, it is a magnificent movie overall. This is one worth seeing.

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