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Children of the Damned (1964)
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29 January 1964 (USA) moreTagline:
So young, so innocent, so deadly - they came to conquer the world! morePlot:
Scientists discovers that there are six children who each have an enormous intelligence. The children are flown to London to be studied... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreUser Comments:
an underrated and misunderstood classic moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ian Hendry | ... | Col Tom Llewellyn | |
| Alan Badel | ... | Dr. David Neville | |
| Barbara Ferris | ... | Susan Eliot | |
| Alfred Burke | ... | Colin Webster | |
| Sheila Allen | ... | Diana Looran | |
| Ralph Michael | ... | Defense Minister | |
| Patrick Wymark | ... | Commander | |
| Martin Miller | ... | Prof. Gruber | |
| Harold Goldblatt | ... | Harib | |
| Patrick White | ... | Mr. Davidson | |
| André Mikhelson | ... | Russian official | |
| Bessie Love | ... | Mrs. Robbins, Mark's Grandmother | |
| Clive Powell | ... | Paul | |
| Yoke-Moon Lee | ... | Mi Ling | |
| Roberta Rex | ... | Nina |
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Horror! (USA)The Children (UK) (working title)
The Children Return (UK) (working title)
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
90 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
USA:Approved | USA:Unrated (video release) | UK:12 (re-rating) (2006) | UK:X (original rating) | Norway:16 (1964) | Australia:PGFun Stuff
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Children of the Damned has generally been considered grossly inferior to Village of the Damned. I beg to differ as the point of both movies is quite different. In Village of the Damned the children were the result of alien insemination (presumably) and were simply evil. In Children of the Damned they are the result of a jump in evolution and they, themselves, are unsure of who they are and why they are here. The mystery is cleared up however when Paul makes a very eloquent speech near the end of the movie where he states that they have realized that they are here to help mankind. This speech no longer exists on the video version. It apparently was edited out at some point. However without it the ending makes no sense. The dropped screwdriver is played as a tragedy in the movie which contradicts the impression that the children are evil. In fact what the movie is about is a religious theme about how mankind kills its saviors.