Village of the Damned (1960)

★ 7.2 1h 17m 500 votes IMDb
Horror Sci-Fi
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In a small English village everyone suddenly falls unconscious. When they awake every woman of child bearing age is pregnant. The resulting children have the same strange blond hair, eyes and a strong connection to each other.

Village of the Damned

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Cast

George Sanders
George Sanders as Gordon Zellaby Died 1972 · Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia] George Henry Sanders (3 July 1906 – 25 April 1972) was a British film and television actor, singer-songwriter, music composer, and author. His career as an actor spanned over forty years. His heavy up...
Barbara Shelley
Barbara Shelley as Anthea Zellaby Died 2021 · London, England, UK From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Barbara Shelley (born 13 February 1932) was an English film and television actress. She was at her busiest in the late 1950s (Blood of the Vampire) and 1960s wh...
Martin Stephens
Martin Stephens as David Zellaby Age 77 · Southgate, Middlesex, England Martin Stephens is an English former child actor, best known for his performances in the films Village of the Damned and The Innocents. Stephens appeared in fourteen films between 1954 and 1966, then...
Michael Gwynn
Michael Gwynn as Alan Bernard Died 1976 · Bath, Somerset, England, U.K. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Michael Gwynn (30 November 1916 in Bath – 29 January 1976 in London) was an English actor. He attended Mayfield College near Mayfield, East Sussex. During the Se...
Laurence Naismith
Laurence Naismith as Dr. Willers Died 1992 · Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK Laurence Naismith (14 December 1908 – 5 June 1992) was an English actor. Naismith appeared in films such as Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Richard III (1955), Jason and the Argonauts (1963), Sink the B...
Richard Warner
Richard Warner as Harrington Died 1989 · Congerstone, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
Director Wolf Rilla
Cast George Sanders, Barbara Shelley, Martin Stephens, Michael Gwynn, Laurence Naismith, Richard Warner, Jenny Laird, Sarah Long, Thomas Heathcote, Charlotte Mitchell

Audience Reviews

Sierbahnn 8/10 May 18, 2026
Spooky world building with a local anchor.
This movie is genuinely creepy, and while this particular version of it doesn't give itself that much time to elaborate on certain themes, it still gives you more than enough leeway to understand how creepy and scary these children really are. The effects are pretty darn good for a movie made in the late 50s and they hold up pretty well given what they attempt to do. The casting and direction is solid and while the ending is a bit uneven, it is a magnificent movie overall. This is one worth seeing.

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