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Doomwatch

  • 1972
  • PG
  • 1h 32min
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5,5/10
1,3 k
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Doomwatch (1972)
The waters surrounding an island become contaminated by chemical dumping, and people who eat fish caught in those waters become deformed and violent.
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HorreurMystèreScience-fictionThriller

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueThe waters surrounding an island become contaminated by chemical dumping, and people who eat fish caught in those waters become deformed and violent.The waters surrounding an island become contaminated by chemical dumping, and people who eat fish caught in those waters become deformed and violent.The waters surrounding an island become contaminated by chemical dumping, and people who eat fish caught in those waters become deformed and violent.

  • Réalisation
    • Peter Sasdy
  • Scénario
    • Kit Pedler
    • Gerry Davis
    • Clive Exton
  • Casting principal
    • Ian Bannen
    • Judy Geeson
    • John Paul
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  • NOTE IMDb
    5,5/10
    1,3 k
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    • Réalisation
      • Peter Sasdy
    • Scénario
      • Kit Pedler
      • Gerry Davis
      • Clive Exton
    • Casting principal
      • Ian Bannen
      • Judy Geeson
      • John Paul
    • 36avis d'utilisateurs
    • 39avis des critiques
  • Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro
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    Rôles principaux35

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    Ian Bannen
    Ian Bannen
    • Dr. Del Shaw
    Judy Geeson
    Judy Geeson
    • Victoria Brown
    John Paul
    • Dr. Quist
    Simon Oates
    Simon Oates
    • Dr. John Ridge
    Jean Trend
    Jean Trend
    • Dr. Fay Chantry
    Joby Blanshard
    Joby Blanshard
    • Bradley
    George Sanders
    George Sanders
    • The Admiral - Sir Geoffrey
    Percy Herbert
    Percy Herbert
    • Constable Hartwell
    Shelagh Fraser
    Shelagh Fraser
    • Mrs. Betty Straker
    Geoffrey Keen
    Geoffrey Keen
    • Sir Henry Leyton
    Joseph O'Conor
    Joseph O'Conor
    • Vicar
    Norman Bird
    Norman Bird
    • Brewer
    Constance Chapman
    Constance Chapman
    • Miss Johnson
    Michael Brennan
    • Tom Straker
    James Cosmo
    James Cosmo
    • Bob Gillette
    Cyril Cross
    • George
    Geoff L'Cise
    • Don
    George Woodbridge
    George Woodbridge
    • Ferry Skipper
    • Réalisation
      • Peter Sasdy
    • Scénario
      • Kit Pedler
      • Gerry Davis
      • Clive Exton
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    5Colbridge

    This big screen version is just as grim and downbeat as I remember the TV series to be

    I remember catching the original BBC TV series of Doomwatch as a kid and found it to be quite unsettling and grim although I didn't really know what was going on. The big screen version made in 1972 is just as grim and downbeat as I remember the series to be only this time with an over excitable Ian Bannen guest starring and it being more on location than confined to a studio.

    The producers obviously didn't think the series regulars had enough star power to pull in cinema goers as they get side-lined into supporting roles. It's left to Bannen and Judy Geeson to try to make sense of an uninspired script which takes itself far too seriously in an earnest attempt to raise questions about corporations damaging the environment.

    Whilst the film is often mistaken as a horror it is much more science fiction along the lines of Quatermass than horror as nothing horrific really happens, but it does unsettle being set on a remote island with strange locals who have something to hide.

    The finale is neither shocking nor unexpected and for a big screen outing it doesn't try hard enough to give the audience something to get their teeth intobut having said that it has just enough intrigue to make you stick with it thanks to a familiar crop of guest supporting actors like George Sanders and Geoffrey Keen. Hammer Films director Peter Sasdy keeps things plodding along whilst attempting to create a taut atmosphere out of a clunky script within the constraints of the low budget provided by Tony Tenser's Tigon films.

    No doubt fans of the original cult series will be curious enough to want to check this out.
    7hitchcockthelegend

    The Village Of The Doomed!

    Doomwatch is directed by Peter Sasdy and adapted to screenplay by Clive Exton from the TV series written by Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis. Ian Bannen, Judy Geeson, John Paul, Simon Oates, Jean Trend, Joby Blanshard, George Sanders, Percy Herbert, Shelagh Fraser and Geoffrey Keen. Music is by John Scott and cinematography by Kenneth Talbot.

    An environmental research agency known as "Doomwatch" sends Dr. Dell Shaw (Bannen) to the Cornish Island of Balfe to research the effects of an oil spill. Once there Dell finds the villagers on the island are hostile and secretive and it soon becomes apparent that something is very amiss on the island.

    Inbreeding and Immorality?

    Doomwatch has its problems, with some average acting and logic holes the size of the Moon, but its highlights far outweigh the flaws. Mixing environmental concerns with sci-fi horrors, even though Doomwatch is not a horror film as such, it's a film that boasts a credible script and high interest value with its mystery.

    Essentially the narrative is split into two parts. The first part of the film is suitably eerie. Once Dr. Shaw arrives on the island there's a sense of doom enveloping the place. The inhabitants act oddly suspicious and the makers introduce distorted angles to emphasise the fact that something is badly wrong here. John Scott's music is perfectly off- kilter and foreboding and with the pace of the story purposely sedate, this allows Sasdy to fill the sense of place with paranoia and creeping unease.

    The picture then shifts at the mid-point when the mystery of the island is brought to the surface. We then find ourselves in the middle of a science fiction story wrapped around a heart breaking revelation brought about by corporate idiocy and ecological negligence. Into the mix comes ignorance, be it from the islanders, the church or the mainland authorities. It builds up a head of steam in the last quarter, where passions run high and the final act leaves an impression that's hard to shake off.

    Add some lovely location photography around real Cornish locations, and some skillful underwater shots as well, and this definitely has much to recommend. Yes it's dated in that 1970s British independently budgeted way, this is a Tigon production after all! But give it a chance by not expecting a Mutant Wicker Man type horror movie and you may just enjoy it more than you expected. 7.5/10
    7Zakerias

    Probably the most realistic movie about the environment ever

    Whenever I want to watch a late-night BBC movie, I always check the IMDb site first to find out if it is worth to stay up for. At first I had my doubts about this one, but I'm certainly glad to have seen it.

    Without being patronizing, idealistic or action filled, this movie is the most realistic movies about the environment. Some might say it lacks gore and monsters, but that is not the point of this film. It has interesting twists and turns and the characters all are reacting very unexpected. Again, this may confuse the average Sylvester Stallone fan, but for me it was very pleasant to see a movie with intelligent plot.

    The movie could be seen as some thriller/horror crossover, but the strange thing about this one is that the story isn't about zombies and that it has a unsatisfying ending, which is good. No pointing fingers, no big stormy weather scenes and no action hero stuff.

    If you hated "The day after tomorrow", you'll like this one. Cause this one might prove that environmentalists aren't always right...

    I give this one a 8/10
    march9hare

    oh, mercy, mercy me

    An environmentalist group ( a la early 70s ) somewhat sensationally named "Doomwatch" takes an interest in some peculiar goings-on on a small island near the UK. As a disclaimer, we never saw the BBC series so we don't have any previous notions to compare this film against but, having said that, the film is an enjoyable, cautionary tale about pollution and official stonewalling. Some people have lamented over the film's obviously modest - read: small - budget, but in our opinion this does not handicap the effort. If anything, it serves to highlight what can be achieved by the use of good writing, good acting, and good directing. Though not a horror film per se, its moody atmosphere and imaginative makeup does blur the line between suspense and horror quite effectively, and does actually manage to make you care about the people in it, most notably the character of Dr. Shaw. It's been pointed out that this film does bear a certain resemblance to "The Wicker Man", but in our opinion this has been overstated; yes, in both films an investigating official is stranded on a small island with lots of local strangeness, but that's about the only common ground between the two. Both are enjoyable, but for totally different reasons. Bottom line: while "Doomwatch" may not be a great film, it is a pretty good one. Try it.
    7tuikie

    Since when is this horror?

    Firstly, this is NOT a horror movie (And who thought up the cannibalistic islanders?). The film is about the devastation that comes from the pollution of one the islands beaches with synthetic hormones.

    The islanders, having been made to suspect that the physical and mental deformities they're suffering from are caused by generations of inbreeding, regard the coming of an environmentalist as a threat to their community. They hide the sick and try to make sure that nothing 'wrong' is found. The movie is about the struggle of an environmentalist to find out what's the matter with the island, and then the struggle to educate the population about the cause and possible solutions for the problems.

    All in all not a bad environmental drama, reminds me a bit of the Minimata disaster in Japan. I give it a 7 out of 10, mainly for the atmosphere on the island and the balls it must have taken to make this film in '72.

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    • Anecdotes
      Based on a current BBC TV series in production, it uses four of the regulars from the show though largely sidelines them in featured rôles, favouring new character Del Shaw (played by Ian Bannen, whom director Peter Sasdy knew socially) as the lead alongside Judy Geeson's local schoolteacher, who aids him on Balfe Island.
    • Citations

      Dr. John Ridge: Can we stop playing games? These cannisters were yours. They've been dumped in the sea. And something very like pituitary growth hormone is escaping from them.

      Sir Henry Leyton: It shouldn't do much harm. Be neutralised by the seawater in a couple of hours. Old Mother Nature has a way of dealing with these things, Dr. Ridge. That's what you doom and disaster fellas ought to realise!

      Dr. John Ridge: Unfortunately Old Mother Nature's been nobbled in this case, as you well know!

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    • Date de sortie
      • mars 1972 (Royaume-Uni)
    • Pays d’origine
      • Royaume-Uni
    • Langue
      • Anglais
    • Aussi connu sous le nom de
      • Island of the Ghouls
    • Lieux de tournage
      • Polperro, Cornwall, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
    • Société de production
      • Tigon British Film Productions
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    • Durée
      1 heure 32 minutes
    • Mixage
      • Mono
    • Rapport de forme
      • 1.85 : 1

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