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Night of the Big Heat

1967 · 94 min

A slow-building, claustrophobic sci-fi chiller where sweltering heat and unseen threats create a constant sense of dread.

Tagline: Searing Terror! Burning In Its Intensity!
Overview: While mainland Britain shivers in deepest winter, the northern island of Fara bakes in the nineties, and the boys at the Met station have no more idea what is going on than the regulars at the Swan. Only a stand-offish visting scientist realizes space aliens are to blame.

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
betrayal
fate
nature
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	6
Humour	3
Realism	4
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: science fiction, horror, thriller
Directed by: Terence Fisher
Written by: Ronald Liles
Starring: Christopher Lee, Patrick Allen, Peter Cushing, Jane Merrow, Sarah Lawson, William Lucas, Kenneth Cope, Percy Herbert
Music: Malcolm Lockyer
Cinematography: Reginald H. Wyer
Runtime: 94 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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