Children of the Damned 1963  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller
Director: Anton Leader
Cast: Ian Hendry, Alan Badel, Barbara Ferris, Alfred Burke, Sheila Allen, Ralph Michael, Patrick Wymark, Martin Miller, Harold Goldblatt, Bessie Love, Andre Mikhelson, Clive Powell, Roberta Rex, Yoke-Moon Lee, Frank Summerscale
Yes, some of the smart alien children from 1960's "Village of the Damned" survived. The six survivors still have their psychic powers and a thirst for both power and revenge. When psychologist Tom Llewellyn (Ian Hendry) and geneticist Dr. David Neville (Alan Badel) investigate, they realize that the children are able to influence people's minds. The children are flown to London, but they escape, hide in a church, and battle the human race.
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The System 1964  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: The Girl Getters
Director: Michael Winner
Cast: Oliver Reed, Jane Merrow, Barbara Ferris, Harry Andrews, Julia Foster, Andrew Ray, Clive Colin Bowler, David Hemmings, John Alderton, Guy Doleman, Ann Lynn, John Porter-Davidson, Iain Gregory, Jeremy Burnham, Mark Burns
As a member of the local bachelor group in a seaside village, Tinker (Oliver Reed) spends a considerable amount of time searching for sexual conquests among the tourists. But Tinker gets a lesson in the sexual exploitation game when he meets fashion model Nicola (Jane Merrow) who plays her own game.
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Tom Thumb 1958  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Fantasy
Director: George Pal
Cast: Russ Tamblyn, Alan Young, Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers, Jessie Matthews, June Thorburn, Bernard Miles, Peter Butterworth, Peter Bull, Stan Freberg, Ian Wallace, Dal McKennon, Barbara Ferris
This classic story by the Brothers Grimm is about a five-inch-tall boy, Tom Thumb (Russ Tamblyn), who the magical Forest Queen (June Thorburn) gives to childless couple Jonathan and Anne (Bernard Miles and Jessie Matthews) as a gift for woodcutter Jonathan saving a tree. When villains Ivan and Anthony (Terry Thomas and Peter Sellers) plot to rob the village, Tom becomes the hero as he outwits those who are much larger than himself. Tom also helps with a romance between the Forest Queen and forester Woody (Alan Young). Good acrobatic dances by Tamblyn. The film won the Academy Award for Best Special Effects.
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| 1. Children of the Damned (1963)
2. The System (1964)
aka: The Girl Getters
3. Tom Thumb (1958)
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