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The Damned (These Are the Damned) (1962)

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Release Date: May 19, 1963 Wide

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Joseph Losey directed this unusual science fiction effort, which has won a small but fervent cult following. Simon Wells (MacDonald Carey) is an American visiting England, where he meets a woman named Joan (Shirley Ann Field). Simon is immediately attracted to Joan, but there's a considerable obstacle in their budding romance: Joan's brother King (Oliver Reed), the leader of a violent pack of motorcycle rockers. King has a barely concealed incestuous attachment to his sister, and he sometimes

Unrated, 1 hr. 36 min.

Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Joseph Losey

In Theaters: May 19, 1963 Wide

On DVD: Jul 7, 1965

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.. a strange collision of exploitation elements, visual elegance and emotional coolness, a fascinating oddity with strange angles that don't all fit neatly together but add up to a brilliant structure.

April 11, 2010 Full Review Source: Seanax.com

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Sean Axmaker

Seanax.com

'The age of senseless violence,' by Joseph Losey

December 8, 2009 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Slow-building but creepy story of biker pug uglies, radiation poisoning, and prissy Brit schoolkids.

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Martin Scribbs

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Losey awkwardly but nevertheless rather gamely transcends the limits of the genre by putting his personal stamp on a film that is both an apocalyptic sci-fi film and a teen rebellion flick.

July 5, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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a very odd film. i almost gave it up half hour in but i'm glad i stuck with it and i won't soon forget it, and not just the ridiculous 'black leather' song either. it's like a strange hybrid of a clockwork orange and children of the damned. intense performance by young oliver reed as leader of a gang of 'teddy boys'

April 19, 2010