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Children of the Damned
Children of the Damned
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1964
1h 30m
6.1(112 votes)
Drama
Horror
Mystery
Science Fiction

Overview

Six children are found spread through out the world that not only have enormous intelligence, but identical intelligence and have a strange bond to each other.

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Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios

Videos & Trailers

2 videos

Cast & Crew

37 members
Acting

Ian Hendry

Tom Llewellyn

Ian Hendry
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Alan Badel

David Neville

Alan Badel
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Barbara Ferris

Susan Eliot

Barbara Ferris
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Alfred Burke

Colin Webster

Alfred Burke
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Sheila Allen

Diana Looran

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Ralph Michael

Minister of Defense

Ralph Michael
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Patrick Wymark

Commander

Patrick Wymark
Acting

Martin Miller

Prof. Gruber

Martin Miller
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Harold Goldblatt

Harib

Harold Goldblatt
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Patrick White

Mr. Davidson

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Andre Mikhelson

Russian Official

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Bessie Love

Mrs. Robbin

Bessie Love
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Clive Powell

Paul

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Yoke-Moon Lee

Mi Ling

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Roberta Rex

Nina

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Gerald del Sol

Ago

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Mahdu Mather

Rashid

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Frank Summerscale

Mark

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Tom Bowman

General Miller (uncredited)

Tom Bowman
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Peter Thompson

(uncredited)

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Jack Berg

(uncredited)

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Eddie Boyce

(uncredited)

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Ian Cullen

(uncredited)

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Crew

Joe Dunne

(uncredited)

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Ernest Fennemore

(uncredited)

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Patrick Halpin

(uncredited)

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Philip Johns

(uncredited)

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Annette Kerr

(uncredited)

Annette Kerr
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Arnold Lee

(uncredited)

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Martin Lyder

(uncredited)

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Frank Maher

(uncredited)

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Terence Maidment

(uncredited)

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Richard Marner

(uncredited)

Richard Marner
Acting

Leo McKern

(uncredited)

Leo McKern
Writing

Tony O'Leary

(uncredited)

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Bill Rayment

(uncredited)

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Michael Robbins

(uncredited)

Michael Robbins

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