I live with one fact. A power has been released that will melt these stones. We must be ready when the time comes. The Damned (AKA: These Are The Damned) is directed by Joseph Losey and adapted to screenplay by Evan Jones from the novel The Children of Light written by H.L. Lawrence. It stars Macdonald Carey, Shirley Anne Field, Oliver Reed, Alexander Knox, Viveca Lindfors and Walter Gotell. Music is by James…
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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.
Top Cast
Macdonald Carey
Simon Wells
Shirley Anne Field
Joan
Viveca Lindfors
Freya Neilson
Alexander Knox
Bernard
Oliver Reed
King
Walter Gotell
Major Holland
James Villiers
Captain Gregory
Tom Kempinski
Ted
Kenneth Cope
Sid
Brian Oulton
Mr. Dingle
Barbara Everest
Miss Lamont
Allan McClelland
Mr. Stuart
James Maxwell
Mr. Talbot
Rachel Clay
Victoria
Caroline Sheldon
Elizabeth
Rebecca Dignam
Anne
Reviews
_**Maybe not great, but an inspired, if downbeat, early 60’s curiosity from Hammer**_ On the southern coast of England, a gang of hooligans led by a man named King (Oliver Reed) harass an American yachtsman (Macdonald Carey) and a sculptor living on the shoreline (Viveca Lindfors). Shirley Anne Field plays the gang leader’s sister who attracts the yachtsman. All of them are about to learn the secret of the…
To be fair to this, it probably ought to be watched with an eye to the times it was made - at the height of the cold war, coupled with some adventurously far-fetched science fiction and a fair smattering of state.media-sponsored paranoia. A lot of Oliver Reed's roles in the 1960s saw him as the charismatic leader of a gang of miscreants, and this is not really any different. When "Joan" (Shirley Anne Field) hooks up…
FAQ about The Damned
What is The Damned about?
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.
When was The Damned released?
The Damned was released in 1962.
What genres does The Damned belong to?
The Damned is categorised as Horror, Science Fiction.
Who stars in The Damned?
The cast of The Damned includes Macdonald Carey, Shirley Anne Field, Viveca Lindfors, Alexander Knox, Oliver Reed.