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Les yeux du mal

Original title: The Godsend
  • 1980
  • 12
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
1.4K
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Les yeux du mal (1980)
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When a strange woman has her baby at the Marlowe's house, then disappears, Kate Marlowe is forced to keep the baby, Bonnie. She loves the child, but when her own children are systematically ... Read allWhen a strange woman has her baby at the Marlowe's house, then disappears, Kate Marlowe is forced to keep the baby, Bonnie. She loves the child, but when her own children are systematically killed, suspicion turns to Bonnie.When a strange woman has her baby at the Marlowe's house, then disappears, Kate Marlowe is forced to keep the baby, Bonnie. She loves the child, but when her own children are systematically killed, suspicion turns to Bonnie.

  • Director
    • Gabrielle Beaumont
  • Writers
    • Olaf Pooley
    • Bernard Taylor
  • Stars
    • Malcolm Stoddard
    • Cyd Hayman
    • Angela Pleasence
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gabrielle Beaumont
    • Writers
      • Olaf Pooley
      • Bernard Taylor
    • Stars
      • Malcolm Stoddard
      • Cyd Hayman
      • Angela Pleasence
    • 27User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Malcolm Stoddard
    Malcolm Stoddard
    • Alan Marlowe
    Cyd Hayman
    Cyd Hayman
    • Kate Marlowe
    Angela Pleasence
    Angela Pleasence
    • The Stranger
    Patrick Barr
    Patrick Barr
    • Dr. Collins
    Wilhelmina Green
    Wilhelmina Green
    • Bonnie
    Joanne Boorman
    Joanne Boorman
    • Bonnie
    Angela Deamer
    • Lucy Marlowe
    Clarissa Young
    • Younger Lucy
    Lee Gregory
    • Davie
    Piers Eady
    • Sam Marlowe
    Anna Wing
    • Mrs. Taverner
    Artro Morris
    • Mr. Taverner
    Hilary Minster
    • Reporter
    James Snell
    • London Doctor
    Corinne Skinner-Carter
    • Hospital Doctor
    Jonathan Elsom
    • Executive
    Bernard Taylor
    • Executive
    • Director
      • Gabrielle Beaumont
    • Writers
      • Olaf Pooley
      • Bernard Taylor
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    User reviews27

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    6aslarabee

    a good review

    Although I haven't watched this movie in at least seven years, I have always enjoyed watching it. I personally thought that the movie was a great one to watch. It may be on the low end of horror flicks as far as bloodiness and actually murder scenes, but it does get the point across. I have been unable to find this movie in video stores, even ones with older movies. So, even if anyone wants to watch the movie it may be hard to find. I truly loved the context of the movie. I think that it does show the lack of technology that we had in the 1980's compared to now, but I have seen many movies from the 1980's that are about the same in the technology area. However, it doesn't make them bad. However, this is just my opinion.
    3JasonXIX

    The Parent Trap

    The only way this film works is as a black comedy. The mother and father characters are the most inept and incompetent parents in the history of movies.

    One by one, their children are dying. These parents just can't be bothered to keep an eye on their kids. Finally, by the time their 5th child mysteriously dies, Mom and Dad begin to figure out that little Bonnie might be the problem. But by then it's too late, the audience has already fallen asleep.
    6paulclaassen

    The Devil works in mysterious ways.

    Although the film is called 'The Godsend' there is nothing godly here, and is a creepy display of the devil's work through the 'innocence' of a young child. The movie has a similar premise to 'The Omen'.

    Strolling through the woods, the Marlowe family meets a mysterious, pregnant woman, whom they invite to their home. Alan has an uneasy feeling about the woman, who keeps staring at him. That night, she gives birth to a baby girl, and stays the night. The next morning, she is gone, and the family decides to keep the baby, naming her Bonnie.

    Alan and Kate Marlowe has four children, and one by one they start dying in apparent accidents. Alan is the first to become suspicious of Bonnie, but he has no proof. Over the next few years, with tensions rising, grief and suspicion takes its toll on their relationship. Alan realizes he has to resort to drastic measures to save his family.

    Wilhelmina Green gives an incredibly creepy performance as the 4-year old Bonnie. I mean this girl is evil personified! Malcolm Stoddard also gives a good performance as Alan. 'The Godsend' is a psychological thriller that's sure to send a chill down your spine, and also ends on a chilling note.
    6atinder

    Not bad at all

    I wasn't sure what to expect of this movie But I enjoyed it

    I found the girl to cute to evil but boy was one evil girl, but hers eyes scenes got really annoying At times

    The plot was a little , girl been adopted into family , with number of kids

    There others kids starts to killed of one by one years apart for skme odd reason

    We only get to see the aftermath of the deaths I liked one strange scence ,

    which really wearied but great to watch

    6 out of 10
    6visvivalaw

    It's got NOTHING to do with The Omen!

    This movie is not connected to, a rip off of or inspired by The Omen. Just because both happen to be about an evil child doesn't mean a thing. The Godsend is pure science fiction: what if there was a sub-species of humans who bred the same way the cuckoo does. This bird has the nasty habit of laying it's eggs in the nests of birds of other species. The baby cuckoo imitates the calls of its nestmates so the unwilling adoptive parents are none the wiser. At its first opportunity the baby cuckoo murders the other babies by pushing them out of the nest. That's what this movie was about.

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    • Trivia
      This first novel by Bernard Taylor was adapted into a film that was released in 1980 starring Malcolm Stoddard, Cyd Hayman and Angela Pleasence. The film made its DVD debut courtesy of Shout! Factory and MGM Home Entertainment on August 20, 2013 and its Blu-ray debut in the summer of 2015 via Shout! Factory's imprint, Scream Factory.
    • Goofs
      At about 45 minutes in, Alan is crossing the street in London and two men coming down the sidewalk behind him turn and stare at the camera as though they've just realized it's there. One of them even turns back around for another look.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Windows/Heart Beat/The Runner Stumbles/Rape of Love (1980)

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    • Release date
      • March 16, 1983 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Godsend
    • Filming locations
      • The Serpentine, Hyde Park, London, England, UK(Alan spots 'the stranger' by a lake in a park)
    • Production company
      • London-Cannon Films
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    • Budget
      • €12,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 26m(86 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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