Night of the Big Heat (Original title)Island of the Burning Damned (Alternative title)
Dates: 1967 (Copyright), 10 December 1967 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Terence Fisher
Synopsis: The island of Fara is invaded by creatures from outer space who exist in the form of intense heat.
Genres: Horror, Science Fiction
Subject: Aliens
Releases
Date: 1967Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 94 mins Length: 8400 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: October 2014Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 89 mins 30 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Title: Terence Fisher and British science fiction cinemaAuthor: SHAIL, Robert Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Argues that the science-fiction films directed by Terence Fisher for Hammer during the 1950s and 1960s played an important role in the creation and development of a SF tradition within British film culture.
In: Filmfacts v15 n24 1972 Pages: 660-661
Title: [Filmfacts - v15 n24 1972: no known title]Language: English
In: British National Film Catalogue v6 1968
Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v6 1968: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n9445 10 Nov 1967 Page: 6
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n9445 10 Nov 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n3136 18 Nov 1967 Page: 19
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3136 18 Nov 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v34 n407 December 1967 Page: 190
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v34 n407 December 1967: no known title]Language: English
Author: MILLER, Mark A Pages: v-ix. 437p.
Description: HORROR OF DRACULA pp.71-95 The HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES pp.96-113 The MUMMY pp.113-128 The GORGON pp.129-144 DR. TERROR'S HOUSE OF HORRORS pp.145-159 SHE (1965) pp.160-175 The SKULL pp. 176-188 ISLAND OF THE BURNING DAMNED pp.189-205 The HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD pp.227-249 I, MONSTER pp.250-267 DRACULA A.D. 1972 pp.267-284 HORROR EXPRESS pp.285-297 The CREEPING FLESH pp.298-314 NOTHING BUT THE NIGHT pp.315-329 The SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA pp.330-345 ARABIAN ADVENTURE pp.346-356 HOUSE OF THE LONG SHADOWS pp.357-369
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Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 8099 FeetTX date: 1967Stock date: 1967BFI identifier: C-117870
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Dates: 1967 (Copyright), 10 December 1967 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Terence Fisher
Synopsis: The island of Fara is invaded by creatures from outer space who exist in the form of intense heat.
Genres: Horror, Science Fiction
Subject: Aliens
Releases
Date: 1967Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 94 mins Length: 8400 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: October 2014Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 89 mins 30 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
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©/Presents: Planet Film Productions, Distributed throughout the world by: Planet Film Distributors, Produced by: Tom Blakeley, Associate Producer: Ronald Liles, Assistant Director: Ray Frift, Continuity: Joy Mercer, Screen Play by: Ronald Liles, Additional Scenes and Dialogue by: Pip Baker, Jane Baker, Based on a novel by: John Lymington, Photographed in Eastmancolour by: Reg Wyer, Camera Operator: Frank Drake, Editor: Rod Keys, Art Director: Alex Vetchinsky, Wardrobe: Kathleen Moore, Make Up: Geoffrey Rodway, Hairdresser: Stella Rivers, Processed by: Humphries Film Laboratories, Music Composed and Conducted by: Malcolm Lockyer, Sound Recording: Dudley Messenger, Sound Recording: E. Karnon, Sound System: Westrex Recording System, Dubbing Editor: Norman A. Cole, Made at: Pinewood Studios
Cast
(13)
Christopher Lee (Godfrey Hanson), Patrick Allen (Jeff Callum), Peter Cushing (Dr Vernon Stone), Jane Merrow (Angela Roberts), Sarah Lawson (Frankie Callum), William Lucas (Ken Stanley), Kenneth Cope (Ezra 'Tinker' Mason), Percy Herbert (Gerald Foster), Tom Heathcote (Bob Hayward), Anna Turner (Stella Hayward), Jack Bligh (Ben Siddle), Sidney Bromley (old tramp), Barry Halliday (radar operator)
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In: Science Fiction Film and Television v2 n1 Spring 2009 Pages: 77-90Title: Terence Fisher and British science fiction cinemaAuthor: SHAIL, Robert Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Argues that the science-fiction films directed by Terence Fisher for Hammer during the 1950s and 1960s played an important role in the creation and development of a SF tradition within British film culture.
In: Filmfacts v15 n24 1972 Pages: 660-661
Title: [Filmfacts - v15 n24 1972: no known title]Language: English
In: British National Film Catalogue v6 1968
Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v6 1968: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n9445 10 Nov 1967 Page: 6
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n9445 10 Nov 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n3136 18 Nov 1967 Page: 19
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3136 18 Nov 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v34 n407 December 1967 Page: 190
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v34 n407 December 1967: no known title]Language: English
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
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Title: Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing and horror cinema: a filmography of their 22 collaborationsAuthor: MILLER, Mark A Pages: v-ix. 437p.
Description: HORROR OF DRACULA pp.71-95 The HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES pp.96-113 The MUMMY pp.113-128 The GORGON pp.129-144 DR. TERROR'S HOUSE OF HORRORS pp.145-159 SHE (1965) pp.160-175 The SKULL pp. 176-188 ISLAND OF THE BURNING DAMNED pp.189-205 The HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD pp.227-249 I, MONSTER pp.250-267 DRACULA A.D. 1972 pp.267-284 HORROR EXPRESS pp.285-297 The CREEPING FLESH pp.298-314 NOTHING BUT THE NIGHT pp.315-329 The SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA pp.330-345 ARABIAN ADVENTURE pp.346-356 HOUSE OF THE LONG SHADOWS pp.357-369
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Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1966BFI identifier: N-398658
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Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 8099 FeetTX date: 1967Stock date: 1967BFI identifier: C-117870
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Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 8364 FeetBFI identifier: C-117869
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Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 7331 FeetBFI identifier: C-117879
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Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBFI identifier: C-117880
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Description: 35mm Colour PositiveSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1081881
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Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1253931
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Description: 35mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundStock date: 1966Stock date: 1966BFI identifier: N-398627
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteStock date: 1966Stock date: 1967BFI identifier: N-388453
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