The Damned (These Are the Damned) (1962)
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
May 19, 1963 Wide
Jul 7, 1965
Cast
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Macdonald Carey
Simon Wells -
Shirley Ann Field
Joan -
Viveca Lindfors
Freya Nielsen -
Alexander Knox
Bernard -
Oliver Reed
King -
Walter Gotell
Maj. Holland -
James Villiers
Capt. Gregory -
Tom Kempinski
Ted -
Kenneth Cope
Sid -
Brian Oulton
Mr. Dingle -
Barbara Everest
Miss Lamont -
Alan McClelland
Mr. Stuart -
James Maxwell
Mr. Talbot -
Rebecca Dignam
Anne -
Siobhan Taylor
Mary -
Nicholas Clay
Richard -
Christopher Witty
William -
David Palmer
George -
John Thompson
Charles -
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All Critics (10) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (0) | DVD (2)
.. 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.
'The age of senseless violence,' by Joseph Losey
Slow-building but creepy story of biker pug uglies, radiation poisoning, and prissy Brit schoolkids.
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.
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Foreign Titles
- These Are the Damned (DE)
- These Are the Damned (UK)
