A government experiment, a seaside gang, and innocence trapped in a nightmare beneath the cliffs.
THE DAMNED
Children of Ice And Darkness! They Are the Lurking Unseen Evil You Dare Not Face Alone!
An American tourist, a youth gang leader, and his troubled sister find themselves trapped in a top secret government facility experimenting on children. EN
Careful who you follow down the cliffs—British sci-fi rarely gets this chilly.
Joseph Losey’s The Damned doesn’t just give you seaside delinquency—it drags you into a cavernous government plot with radioactive children. Macdonald Carey, Shirley Anne Field, and Oliver Reed bring the chills, but it’s the genre mash-up and bleak British paranoia that really stick with you.
— SassyFlix Programmer
The Damned is a 1963 United Kingdom drama, fantasy, horror, romance, and science fiction film directed by Joseph Losey about an American tourist, a youth gang leader, and his troubled sister who become trapped in a top secret government facility experimenting on children.
Synopsis
- Director
- Joseph Losey
- Writers
- Evan Jones, H.L. Lawrence
- Release
- 1963
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction
- Also Known As
- These Are the Damned, De verdoemden, Sie sind verdammt, Les damnés
Why Cult
This is British science fiction at its most somber, blending horror, romance, and cold war anxiety under Joseph Losey’s direction.
Oliver Reed leads a seaside gang whose violence kickstarts the film’s descent into the unknown.
The government’s secret experiments on children form the disturbing heart of the story—innocence meets institutional horror.
Director Joseph Losey turns a wild genre cocktail into something uniquely tense and atmospheric.
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Questions from the Vault
What is The Damned about? +
An American tourist, a youth gang leader, and his troubled sister find themselves trapped in a top secret government facility experimenting on children.
When was The Damned released? +
The Damned was released in 1963.
Who directed The Damned? +
The Damned was directed by Joseph Losey.
How long is The Damned? +
The Damned has a runtime of 87 minutes.
What genre is The Damned? +
The Damned is a drama, fantasy, horror, romance, and science fiction film.
Where can I watch The Damned? +
You can watch The Damned on SassyFlix.
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