The Damned (1962 film)

Not to be confused with House of the Damned (1963 film). For other uses, see Damned (disambiguation).

The Damned
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoseph Losey
Screenplay byEvan Jones
Based onThe Children of Light
1960 novel
by H.L. Lawrence
Produced byMichael Carreras
Anthony Hinds
Anthony Nelson Keys
StarringMacdonald Carey
Shirley Anne Field
Oliver Reed
Alexander Knox
Viveca Lindfors
CinematographyArthur Grant
Edited byReginald Mills
Music byJames Bernard
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
  • 16 November 1962 (1962-11-16) (Australia)
  • 19 May 1963 (1963-05-19) (UK)
  • 7 July 1965 (1965-07-07) (USA)
Running time
94 minutes [1] (cut on release in the US to 77 minutes)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£170,000[2] or £160,000[3]

The Damned (U.S. title: These Are the Damned) is a 1962 British science fiction horror film directed by Joseph Losey and starring Macdonald Carey, Shirley Anne Field, Viveca Lindfors and Oliver Reed.[4] The screenplay was by Evan Jones, based on H. L. Lawrence's 1960 novel The Children of Light. It was a Hammer Film production.

  1. ^ The Damned (scope) classified 20/12/1961, BBFC Retrieved 10 October 2018
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hammer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Caute, David (1994). Joseph Losey. Oxford University Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-19-506410-0.
  4. ^ "The Damned". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 2 January 2024.