Island of Terror
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Terence Fisher
Peter Cushing
Edward Judd
Carole Gray
Eddie Byrne
Sam Kydd
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
When several boneless human corpses are found on a small island off the coast of Ireland, Dr. Landers, the local physician, calls in scientists Dr. Stanley and Dr. West, to investigate the phenomenon. At the research laboratory they discover the formless bodies of Dr. Phillips and his assistants, who had been experimenting with a cancer cure. Examination of the doctors' notes reveals that they had developed a silicon-based form of life which feeds on bone calcium. The monsters, having tortoise-like bodies, are indestructible by firearms or dynamite; and, worse, they divide every 6 hours and will overrun the island within a week. More islanders die, including Dr. Landers and Constable Harris. Finally the scientists develop a plan for destroying the creatures. All of the cattle on the island are injected with the isotope strontium 90. The silicates feed on the cattle and are killed by radioactive poisoning.
Director
Terence Fisher
Cast
Peter Cushing
Edward Judd
Carole Gray
Eddie Byrne
Sam Kydd
Niall Macginnis
James Caffrey
Liam Gaffney
Roger Heathcott
Keith Bell
Shay Gorman
Peter Forbes-robertson
Richard Bidlake
Joyce Hemson
Edward Ogden
Crew
Michael Albrechtsen
Tom Blakeley
Thelma Connell
Gerald A. Fernback
Richard Gordon
Barry Gray
Malcolm Lockyer
Robert Macphee
Edward Andrew Mann
Protelco Films
Allan Ramsen
John St. John Earl
John St. John Earl
Don Weeks
Reg Wyer
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Opened in London in June 1966; running time: 89 min. Working titles: The Silicates, Night of the Silicates, Night the Silicates Came, Night the Creatures Came, and The Creepers.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1966
Released in United States on Video April 13, 1994
Released in United States 1966
Released in United States on Video April 13, 1994
