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Village of the Damned

What Demonic Force Lurks Behind Those Eyes?

7.2(532)19601h 17m4

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$200K
Box office
$2.2M
Language
English
Part of The Damned Collection · 2 films
  • suicide
  • based on novel or book
  • england
  • parent child relationship
  • pregnancy
  • village
  • youngster
  • parish
  • car crash
  • mind reading
  • black and white
  • explosion

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Wolf Rilla

Produced in

United Kingdom, United States of America

Gallery

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)NR25 Oct 1960
    • TheatricalNR7 Dec 1960
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical (limited)London16 Jun 1960
    • Theatrical14 Nov 1960
    • Physical12DVD28 Oct 2005
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1113 Nov 1961
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical128 Feb 1961
  • ItalyIT

    • TheatricalT13 Jul 1961
  • South AfricaZA

    • Theatrical21 Sept 1960

Frequently asked questions

Village of the Damned was released on 16 June 1960.

Audience reviews

2
  • S

    Sierbahnn

    5/18/2026

    8/10

    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 ca…

  • B

    BrideofBlob

    10/4/2026

    7/10

    It has a very tedious first half hour with all the time jumps which for me made the narrative very non-entertaining. The opening was great though, I loved that, and I does get better throughout, I thought the performances were good, especially the child actors who manage to be genuinely creepy villians (and it's a rarity for a child to creep me out). The cinematography was decent enough with a noticeable high point d…

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