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The Damned

1962 · 96 min

A cold, cerebral chill that creeps up on you, leaving a lingering sense of dread and quiet despair.

Directed by: Joseph Losey
Genres: Horror, Science fiction
Starring: Macdonald Carey, Shirley Anne Field, Viveca Lindfors

Tagline: Children of Ice And Darkness! They Are the Lurking Unseen Evil You Dare Not Face Alone!
Overview: An American tourist and a troubled young woman are chased by her gang leader brother to a top secret British government facility that conducts experiments on children.

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Directed by: Joseph Losey
Genres: Horror, Science fiction
Starring: Macdonald Carey, Shirley Anne Field, Viveca Lindfors

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
survival
corruption
power
fate
Places: countryside
sea
military
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: horror, science fiction
Directed by: Joseph Losey
Written by: Evan Jones
Starring: Macdonald Carey, Shirley Anne Field, Viveca Lindfors, Alexander Knox, Oliver Reed, Walter Gotell, James Villiers, Tom Kempinski
Music: James Bernard
Cinematography: Arthur Grant
Runtime: 96 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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