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Village of the Damned (1960)

★ 7.3Approved77 minDirector: Wolf Rilla

1960 British film by Wolf Rilla

Village of the Damned is a 1960 science fiction horror film by Anglo-German director Wolf Rilla. The film is adapted from the novel The Midwich Cuckoos (1957) by John Wyndham. The lead role of Professor Gordon Zellaby is played by George Sanders.

A sequel, Children of the Damned (1964), followed, as did a remake, also called Village of the Damned (1995).

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Village of the Damned about?
Village of the Damned (1960) — In the small English village of Midwich everybody and everything falls into a deep, mysterious sleep for several hours in the middle of the day. Some months later every woman capable of child-bearing is pregnant and the children that are born out of these pregnancies seem to grow
Is Village of the Damned based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Village of the Damned scary?
Content rating: Approved. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.