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French movie poster for the 1960 science-fiction horror film,
Village of the Damned (titled Le Village des Damnés in French). The movie is based on the 1957 novel The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham.
Key Information
Plot: The film is about a quiet English village, Midwich, where all inhabitants suddenly fall unconscious for a few hours. Following this mysterious event, all women of childbearing age in the village discover they are pregnant. The children born from these pregnancies are identical, with platinum blonde hair, glowing eyes, and powerful telepathic abilities. They lack empathy and begin to use their mind-control powers to harm the villagers, leading to a tense conflict.
Cast & Crew:
Directed by: Wolf Rilla
Starring: George Sanders (as Professor Gordon Zellaby) and Barbara Shelley
Adaptations: A sequel, Children of the Damned, followed in 1964, and a remake directed by John Carpenter was released in 1995. |
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