After a mysterious blackout, the inhabitants of a British village give birth to emotionless, super-powered offspring. As the children grow, their dominance over the town increases until their leader discovers that they are the vanguard of an alien invasion. The cult classic that inspired a sequel ("The Children of the Damned") and a 1995 remake.

• 1 hr 17 min
• Directed by

  Wolf Rilla

  ,

  Anton Leader
• Written by Ronald Kinnoch, Wolf Rilla, Stirling Silliphant, John Wyndham

• Starring

  George Sanders

  ,

  Ian Hendry

  ,

  Laurence Naismith

  ,

  Alan Badel

  ,

  Stirling Silliphant

  ,

  Barbara Ferris

  ,

  Barbara Shelley

  ,

  Michael Gwynn

  ,

  Alfred Burke

  ,

  Ronald Kinnoch