Doomwatch (1972)

Directed by

Peter Sasdy

Genre

horror film, science fiction film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 32m

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Chemical dumping poisons the waters around an island. People who eat the contaminated fish become deformed and violent.

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What happens

Doomwatch (U.S. title: Island of the Ghouls) is a 1972 British science fiction film directed by Peter Sasdy and starring Ian Bannen, Judy Geeson and John Paul. Described as both a thriller and a horror film, it is based on the BBC television series Doomwatch (1970–1972). The screenplay was written by Clive Exton. In the United States it was released by Embassy Pictures. Waters surrounding an island become contaminated by chemical dumping, and people who eat fish caught in those waters become deformed and violent. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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