Sunday 20 August 2023

Island of Terror (1966)


A competently directed British sci-fi / horror gem with a stirring and eerie musical score, colorful and crisp cinematography and an entertaining combination of suspense, humor and horror.


Directed by Terence Fisher
Written by Edward Mann Al Ramsen
Based on an original story by Mann and Ramsen
Produced by Tom Blakely
Cinematography: Reg Wyer
Edited by Thelma Connell
Music by Malcolm Lockyer
Barry Gray (electronic effects)
Production company: Planet Film Productions
Distributed by Planet Film Distributors, Universal Studios (US)
Running time: 89 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: £70,000



Cast

Peter Cushing as Dr Brian Stanley
Edward Judd as Dr David West
Carole Gray as Toni Merrill
Eddie Byrne as Dr Reginald Landers
Sam Kydd as Constable John Harris
Niall MacGinnis as Roger Campbell
James Caffrey as Peter Argyle
Liam Gaffney as Ian Bellows
Roger Heathcote as Dunley
Keith Bell as Halsey
Margaret Lacey as Old Woman
Shay Gorman as Morton
Peter Forbes-Robertson as Dr Lawrence Phillips
Richard Bidlake as Carson
Joyce Hemson as Mrs. Bellows



An isolated remote island community is threatened by an attack from something unimaginable!

Will this small community be able to fight back against the encroaching deadly horror?


Trailer

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