Doomwatch (film)

Doomwatch
Directed byPeter Sasdy
Written byClive Exton
Television series:
Gerry Davis
Kit Pedler
Produced byTony Tenser
Starring
CinematographyKenneth Talbot
Edited byKeith Palmer
Music byJohn Scott
Production
company
Distributed byTigon Film Distributors
Embassy Pictures (US)
Release date
  • March 1972 (1972-03)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Doomwatch (U.S. title: Island of the Ghouls) is a 1972 British science fiction film directed by Peter Sasdy and starring Ian Bannen, Judy Geeson and John Paul.[1] Described as both a thriller and a horror film, it is based on the BBC television series Doomwatch (1970–1972). The screenplay was written by Clive Exton. In the United States it was released by Embassy Pictures.

Waters surrounding an island become contaminated by chemical dumping, and people who eat fish caught in those waters become deformed and violent.

  1. ^ "Doomwatch". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 16 April 2024.