The Damned (1961)
- Directed by
- Joseph Losey
- Genre
- drama film, horror film, science fiction film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 129 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A vacationing American in Dorset meets a group of strange children who live in a hidden underground compound. The children are constantly watched by military scientists.
bleakslow-burncerebralunsettlingtensemelancholiccreepymoody
What happens
The Damned (released in the United States as These Are the Damned) is a 1962 British science-fiction horror film directed by Joseph Losey and produced by Anthony Hinds for Hammer Film Productions. It stars Macdonald Carey, Shirley Anne Field, Viveca Lindfors, Oliver Reed, and Alexander Knox. The screenplay by Evan Jones is based on H. L. Lawrence's 1960 novel The Children of Light. The plot is about a vacationing American (Carey) who stumbles across a mysterious group of children who reside in an underground compound in Dorset, that are monitored constantly by military scientists. Director Losey and producer Hinds clashed during production over the film’s bleak, cerebral tone, and the runtime was reduced from its initial 95 minutes to 87 minutes. It was not released in Britain until May 1963, where it received positive reviews from critics. Losey’s original 95-minute cut was later released on home video. The British Film Institute described it as "among Hammer's finest and most haunting productions." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Long Shadow (1961)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.