• Director(s)

    Anton Leader

  • Production Year

    1963

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Horror, Science Fiction

  • Approx. running minutes

    89m

  • Cast

    Ian Hendry, Alan Badel, Barbara Ferris

Film

Children Of The Damned

moderate threat, violence

CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED is a 1963 UK sci-fi horror drama concerning scientists and the military's attempts to control the threat posed by a small group of hyper-intelligent children with dangerous psychic powers.…

CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED is a 1963 UK sci-fi horror drama concerning scientists and the military's attempts to control the threat posed by a small group of hyper-intelligent children with dangerous psychic powers.

violence
A child uses his psychic powers to compel three men to briefly stab, beat and strangle each other to death; however, there is limited detail. A child is shot, followed by brief sight of blood dripping. A possessed dog leaps at a man who shoots the animal dead; however, there is limited detail and no onscreen evidence of real animal cruelty.
threat and horror
There is a pervasive unsettling tone, sense of menace and occasional intensity. In one scene, children use their psychic powers to compel a man to jump to his death onto spiked railings; however, there is limited detail. In another scene, the children use psychic powers to cause a group of men to experience intense pain.
additional issues
The film contains brief verbal sex references, including to prostitution. There is brief emotional upset, including scenes in which women cry. as well as scenes in which children grieve following the death of one of their group. There is mild and very mild bad language ('bloody', 'hell', 'damn', 'God'). Adults smoke cigarettes in scenes which reflect the time period in which the film was made.

  • Director(s)

    Anton Leader

  • Production Year

    1963

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Horror, Science Fiction

  • Approx. running minutes

    89m

  • Cast

    Ian Hendry, Alan Badel, Barbara Ferris

Classified Date:
28/10/1963
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
moderate threat, violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd
violence
A child uses his psychic powers to compel three men to briefly stab, beat and strangle each other to death; however, there is limited detail. A child is shot, followed by brief sight of blood dripping. A possessed dog leaps at a man who shoots the animal dead; however, there is limited detail and no onscreen evidence of real animal cruelty.
threat and horror
There is a pervasive unsettling tone, sense of menace and occasional intensity. In one scene, children use their psychic powers to compel a man to jump to his death onto spiked railings; however, there is limited detail. In another scene, the children use psychic powers to cause a group of men to experience intense pain.
additional issues
The film contains brief verbal sex references, including to prostitution. There is brief emotional upset, including scenes in which women cry. as well as scenes in which children grieve following the death of one of their group. There is mild and very mild bad language ('bloody', 'hell', 'damn', 'God'). Adults smoke cigarettes in scenes which reflect the time period in which the film was made.
Contains moderate horror
Classified Date:
02/02/2006
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
08/09/2023
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd
Classified Date:
08/09/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Audio Commentary

  • Classified date

    05/07/2023

  • Language

    English