"Children of Ice And Darkness! They Are the Lurking Unseen Evil You Dare Not Face Alone!"

1962

1h 36m

6.2(127 votes)

Horror

Science Fiction

Overview

An American tourist and a troubled young woman are chased by her gang leader brother to a top secret British government facility that conducts experiments on children.

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Cast & Crew

25 members

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Macdonald Carey

Simon Wells

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Shirley Anne Field

Joan

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Viveca Lindfors

Freya Neilson

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Alexander Knox

Bernard

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Oliver Reed

King

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Walter Gotell

Major Holland

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James Villiers

Captain Gregory

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Tom Kempinski

Ted

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Kenneth Cope

Sid

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Brian Oulton

Mr. Dingle

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Barbara Everest

Miss Lamont

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Allan McClelland

Mr. Stuart

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James Maxwell

Mr. Talbot

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Rachel Clay

Victoria

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Caroline Sheldon

Elizabeth

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Rebecca Dignam

Anne

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Siobhan Taylor

Mary

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Nicholas Clay

Richard (as Nicolas Clay)

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Kit Williams

Henry

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Christopher Witty

William

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David Palmer

George

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John Thompson

Charles

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Fiona Duncan

Control Room Guard (uncredited)

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León García

Teddy Boy (uncredited)

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Victor Gorf

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