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The Damned

The Damned

Children of Ice And Darkness! They Are the Lurking Unseen Evil You Dare Not Face Alone!

19626.21h 36m

Overview

An American tourist and a troubled young woman are chased by her gang leader brother to a top secret British government facility that conducts experiments on children.

Directed by Joseph Losey
Written by Evan Jones, H.L. Lawrence
Produced by Anthony Hinds
Box OfficeBudget: $500K0

Top Cast

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

Tom Kempinski

Ted

Kenneth Cope

Kenneth Cope

Sid

Brian Oulton

Brian Oulton

Mr. Dingle

Themes & Keywords

governmentexperimentradioactivityyouth gang

About The Damned

The Damned is a horror, science fiction film released in 1962 exploring themes of government, experiment, radioactivity, youth gang. Directed by Joseph Losey, it stars Macdonald Carey, Shirley Anne Field, Viveca Lindfors. An American tourist and a troubled young woman are chased by her gang leader brother to a top secret British government facility that conducts experiments on children.

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