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(out of 5)
Ignore the idiotic John Carpenter remake and rent this classic science-fiction horror film. A town in Britain is momentarily put to sleep by alien intelligence, then woken up to the discovery that all the women in town are pregnant. The surviving children of this odd epidemic come out blonde, perfectly well-behaved and far too knowledgeable for their own good. When they start plotting world domination, the local school master tries to stop them from their evil plans. Based on the novel The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham, this excellent film was followed by a forgettable sequel Children Of The Damned.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios
Directed by Wolf Rilla
Screenplay by Stirling Silliphant, Wolf Rilla, Ronald Kinnoch, based on the novel The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham
Cinematography by Geoffrey Faithfull
Produced by Ronald Kinnoch
Music by Ron Goodwin
Production Design by Ivan King
Costume Design by Eileen Sullivan
Film Editing by Gordon Hales
