What starts as a regular mystery/thriller with the misadventure of an American tourist in England spirals into a dark and oppressive tale in the sci-fi genre as a guarded secret involving a group of children is revealed to and through the main characters. The Damned (also known by its American release title These are The Damned) by Director Joseph Losey merges two tales with seemingly unrelated events into a single story along strong lines of thematic and character connections. So what exactly connects the two stories in the movie and who really are these “damned”?

The plot starts with the merciless mugging of middle-aged American tourist Simon Wells (Macdonald Carey) off England’s south coast after he tries to hook up with the young and pretty Joan (Shirley Anne Field), half his...

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