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Doomwatch (1972)
Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 1972
Running Times:92 mins
Format: colour 35mm
Ratio:
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CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Company: Tigon
British Film Productions Ltd
Producer: Tony Tenser
Production Manager: Jack Causey
SCRIPT
Script: Clive Exton
Story: Gerry Davis, Dr
Kit Pedler
DIRECTION
Director: Peter Sasdy
Assistant Director: Derek Whitehurst
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Kenneth Talbot
Camera Operator: Ronnie Maasz
Focus Puller: Ron Anscombe (uncredited)
Lab: Rank Film Laboratories
EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Keith Palmer
MUSIC
Music / Conductor: John Scott
SOUND
Sound Recordist: Ron Barron
Dubbing Mixer: Ken Barker
Sound Editor: Michael Hopkins
MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up Supervisor: Tom Smith
Hair Supervisor: Anne McFadyen
Wardrobe Supervisor: John Hilling
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Kit Pedler
DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Colin Grimes
Construction Manager: Ken Softley
MISCELLANEOUS
Continuity: Derek Soan
Scientific Designer: Dr Kit Pedler
LOCATIONS
Studio: Pinewood Studios
Location Manager: Jim Brennan
CAST
Ian Bannen (Dr Del Shaw)
Judy Geeson (Victoria
Brown)
John Paul (Dr Quist)
Simon Oates (Dr Ridge)
Jean Trend (Dr Fay Chantry)
Joby Blanshard
(Bradley)
Percy Herbert (Hartwell)
George Sanders (The Admiral)
Shelagh Fraser (Mrs Straker)
Geoffrey Keen (Sir Henry Layton)
Joseph O'Conor (vicar)
Norman Bird (Brewer)
Constance Chapman (Miss Johnson)
Michael Brennan (Tom Straker)
James Cosmo (Bob Gillette)
Cyril Cross (George)
Geoff L'Cise (Don)
George Woodbridge (ferry skipper)
Jerome Willis (Lieutenant Commander Tavenar)
Jeremy Child (David Broome)
Brian Anthony (Brian Murray)
Rita Davies (Mrs Murray)
Walter Turner (Mr Murray)
Paddy Ryan (Grandfather Murray)
Reg Lever (Sam)
James Mellor (1st
man)
Eamonn Boyce (2nd man)
Paul Humpoletz (3rd man)
Pam St. Clement (young woman)
Katherine Parr (middle-aged woman)
George Blanshard (uncredited)
PLOT SUMMARY
The government watchdog agency known as Doomwatch investigates a remote
island community where there are higher than average incidents of the
disfiguring condition acromegaly. The investigating scientists discover
that the condition is being caused by illegally dumped military chemicals
in the waters around the island.
AVAILABILITY
USA
Theatrical Distributor: Avco Embassy Pictures
Video Distributor: Embassy Home Entertainment; Monterey Video
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Norway
Rating: 15
USA
Rating: PG
TIMELINE
1982
May
14: UK - television broadcast (on BBC)
1993
November
Day Unknown: UK - television broadcast (on Bravo)
1996
July
Day Unknown: UK - television broadcast (on Channel 4)
2002
December
20: UK - television broadcast (on BBC1)
2004
June
21: UK - television broadcast (on BBC1 (cancelled))
July
10: UK - television broadcast (on BBC1)
POSTER TAGS
A remote island village... A team of intrepid scientists... A terrifying
secret
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Aikapommi - Finnish video title
Doom Watch - Insel des Schreckens - German
title
Doomwatch - i mostri del 2001 - Italian title
Holocausto radiactivo - Spanish title
SEQUEL
Doomwatch: Winter Angel (1999)
CinemaTV Today no.9972 (18 March 1972) p.25
(UK)
review
Monthly Film Bulletin vol.39 no.459 (April
1972) p.70 (UK)
credits, synopsis, review
Today's Cinema no.9953 (2 November 1971) p.8
(UK)
credits
English Gothic by Jonathan Rigby p.186
note
Hoffman's Guide to SF, Horror and Fantasy Movies 1991
- 1992 pp.108-109
credits, review
KEYWORDS
acromegaly, boats, chemicals, disfigurement, fishermen, harbours, islands,
poisons, pollution, scientists, television into film
Last Updated:
1 January, 2009
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