Village of the Damned (1960 film)

Village of the Damned
Village of the Damned
	U.S. theatrical release poster
Directed by	Wolf Rilla
Screenplay by	Stirling Silliphant; Wolf Rilla; Ronald Kinnoch;
Based on	The Midwich Cuckoos; (1957 novel); by John Wyndham
Produced by	Ronald Kinnoch
Starring	George Sanders; Barbara Shelley; Michael Gwynn;
Cinematography	Geoffrey Faithfull
Edited by	Gordon Hales
Music by	Ron Goodwin
Production; company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's
Release date	7 December 1960 (LA & NYC);
Running time	77–78 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom; United States;
Language	English
Budget	$320,000
Box office	$2,175,000

Village of the Damned is a 1960 British science fiction horror film by Anglo-German director Wolf Rilla. The film is adapted from the novel The Midwich Cuckoos (1957) by John Wyndham.^[3] The lead role of Professor Gordon Zellaby was played by George Sanders.^[4]

A sequel, Children of the Damned (1964), followed, as did a remake, also called Village of the Damned (1995).^[5]

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