Children of the Damned

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Cast & Crew

Ian Hendry
Col Tom Llewellyn

Alan Badel
Dr. David Neville

Barbara Ferris
Susan Eliot

Alfred Burke
Colin Webster

Sheila Allen
Diana Looran

Clive Powell
Paul

Frank Summerscale
Mark

Mahdu Mathen
Rashid

Gerald Delsol
Aga Nagolo

Roberta Rex
Nina

Anton Leader
Director

Ben Arbeid
Associate Producer

Lawrence P. Bachmann
Executive Producer

John Briley
Writer (Screenplay)

John Wyndham
Writer (Novel)

Davis Boulton
Cinematographer

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Critic Reviews for Children of the Damned

Audience Reviews for Children of the Damned

• Jun 05, 2014

  Hugely inferior sequel.
  Marcus W Super Reviewer
• Oct 02, 2011

  This sequel to the superb Village of the Damned is pretty average considering the original Sci Fi horror film is such a chilling, effective and memorable horror film. Using Cold War propaganda, as this was made at height of the Cold War, Children of the Damned fails to establish anything effective in the chill factor. The film is good, not excellent, and considering that this is a sequel to Village of the Damned, it fails in that respect. Instead of an eerie atmosphere, the filmmakers relies more on a poorly constructed moral message in the films plot, and that just doesn't do. The film kind of reminded me of the original Sci Fi film The Day the Earth Stood Still, only this time around the message the film tries to pass along to the viewers is pretty silly, ineffective and it ruins a potentially good sequel. Unfortunately the films "horrifying" moments don't work, not like the first, and as a sequel, it's yet again a film that fails to capture the essence of the original film. A pretty ordinary sequel with nothing that really terrifies the audience. I thought the film had its decent moment, and no it's not a bad film, but considering that the first was so chilling, and cleverly built up to its horrifying conclusion, this film is a let down. The cast on the other hand delivered good performances, which redeemed the film significantly, but it wasn't enough to save this film from being an average sequel. Good idea, but average execution. This is a film that the filmmakers could have taken more time to develop a better plot to.
  Alex r Super Reviewer
• Feb 03, 2010

  Creepy bugger of a film....loved it.
  Barry L Super Reviewer
• Jul 04, 2009

  Children of the Damned is a sequel to Village of the Damned. Though it contains the same super genius, psychic children, the actual plot is very different. Rather than being an eerie, disturbing horror, it is a political thriller focusing on cold war paranoia. The reason for the children being here is unclear, unlike the first film, they may be here to help. The fact that they are so advanced and so powerful automatically has them labeled as threats. It's a punchy, well paced film, but also one that prefers it's message over it's story. A more even balance would have been welcome. It's a thinker of a film but one that could learn a lot from it's superior predecessor.
  Luke B Super Reviewer

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