Originally released as motion pictures in 1960 (Village of the damned) and 1963 (Children of the damned). Village of the damned is based on the novel The Midwich cuckoos by John Wyndham. Children of the damned is the sequel to Village of the damned. Special features: Village of the damned : commentary by Chronicles of terror : silent screams' author Steve Haberman ; Children of the damned - commentary by screenwriter John Briley ; theatrical trailers. MPAA rating: Not rated. Canadian Home Video rating: PG. Village of the damned: Screenwriter, Stirling Silliphant, Wolf Rilla, George Barclay ; producer, Ronald Kinnoch ; director, Wolf Rilla ; director of photography, Geoggrey Faithful ; editor, Gordon Hales ; music, Ron Goodwin ; special effects, Tom Howard. -- Children of the damned: Screenwriter, John Briley ; producer, Ben Arbeid ; director, Anton M. Leader ; director of photography, David Boulton ; editor, Ernest Walter ; music, Ron Goodman ; special effects, Tom Howard. Village of the damned: George Sanders, Barbara Shelley, Michael Gwynn, Laurence Naismith, John Phillips, Richard Vernon, Jenny Laird, Richard Warner, Thomas Heathcote, Martin Stephens. Children of the damned: Ian Hendry, Alan Badel, Barbara Ferris, Alfred Burke, Sheila Allen, Ralph Michael, Patrick Wymark, Martin Miller, Harold Goldblatt, Patrick White, Andre Mikhelson, Bessie Love. In English or French, with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish. Close-captioned.