Village of the Damned (1960 film)
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| Directed by | Wolf Rilla |
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| Based on | The Midwich Cuckoos (1957 novel) by John Wyndham |
| Produced by | Ronald Kinnoch |
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| Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
| Edited by | Gordon Hales |
| Music by | Ron Goodwin |
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| Distributed by | Loew's |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $320,000 |
| Box office | $2,175,000 |
Village of the Damned is a 1960 science fiction horror film by Anglo-German director Wolf Rilla. The film is adapted from the novel The Midwich Cuckoos (1957) by John Wyndham. The lead role of Professor Gordon Zellaby is played by George Sanders.
A sequel, Children of the Damned (1964), followed, as did a remake, also called Village of the Damned (1995).