Doomwatch (Original title)
Dates: 1972 (Copyright), 24 October 1971 (Production), 02 July 1972 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Peter Sasdy
Synopsis: Horror/mystery. The government anti-pollution group Doomwatch send Doctor Del Shaw to visit the island of Balfe, off the Cornish coast, to investigate the effects of oil pollution on coastal wildlife. There Shaw is treated with suspicion and even hostility by the locals. Shaw finds a body in a shallow grave in the woods, and investigates a dilapidated barn where he is attacked by a man with distorted features. While checking the local sealife, Shaw learns of a Ministry of Defence prohibited area off the island. Discovering that the Ministry have been using the Navy to dump cannisters in the sea there, Shaw investigates further and discovers that a company called Doran Chemicals have been dumping other cannisters in the area illegally. Radio-active leaks from the Ministry's cannisters have reacted with the chemical contents of Doran's cannisters to release hormone content into the sea which has infected the fish in the area. The islanders have, as a result, been contracting the distorting disease acromegaly from eating the fish. Shaw struggles to persuade the islanders to receive treatment, as they fear that the island community will die out while they are away being treated, and finally Shaw calls in the Doomwatch team to help evacuate the area.
Genre: Science Fiction
Subjects: Hormones, Congenital abnormalities, Islands, Scientists, Pollution, Fish (animals), Royal Navy, Ministry of Defence
Releases
Date: 1972Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundRuntime: 92 mins Length: 8272 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: October 2014Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 92 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(12)
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Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-352953
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Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-352953-2
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Description: DPX - LTO5BFI identifier: N-352913
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Description: WAV - LTO5BFI identifier: N-352969
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Description: DPX - LTO5BFI identifier: N-352913-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: WAV - LTO5BFI identifier: N-352969-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - LTO5ProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-352933
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-352953
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MOV - LTO5ProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-352933-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-352953-2
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1972BFI identifier: C-515534
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1974BFI identifier: N-3610789
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1972BFI identifier: N-3611357
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundBFI identifier: C-965880
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1972 (Copyright), 24 October 1971 (Production), 02 July 1972 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Peter Sasdy
Synopsis: Horror/mystery. The government anti-pollution group Doomwatch send Doctor Del Shaw to visit the island of Balfe, off the Cornish coast, to investigate the effects of oil pollution on coastal wildlife. There Shaw is treated with suspicion and even hostility by the locals. Shaw finds a body in a shallow grave in the woods, and investigates a dilapidated barn where he is attacked by a man with distorted features. While checking the local sealife, Shaw learns of a Ministry of Defence prohibited area off the island. Discovering that the Ministry have been using the Navy to dump cannisters in the sea there, Shaw investigates further and discovers that a company called Doran Chemicals have been dumping other cannisters in the area illegally. Radio-active leaks from the Ministry's cannisters have reacted with the chemical contents of Doran's cannisters to release hormone content into the sea which has infected the fish in the area. The islanders have, as a result, been contracting the distorting disease acromegaly from eating the fish. Shaw struggles to persuade the islanders to receive treatment, as they fear that the island community will die out while they are away being treated, and finally Shaw calls in the Doomwatch team to help evacuate the area.
Genre: Science Fiction
Subjects: Hormones, Congenital abnormalities, Islands, Scientists, Pollution, Fish (animals), Royal Navy, Ministry of Defence
Releases
Date: 1972Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundRuntime: 92 mins Length: 8272 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: October 2014Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 92 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(12)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-352953
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-352953-2
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Digital materials(8)
Description: DPX - LTO5BFI identifier: N-352913
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: WAV - LTO5BFI identifier: N-352969
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: DPX - LTO5BFI identifier: N-352913-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: WAV - LTO5BFI identifier: N-352969-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - LTO5ProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-352933
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-352953
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MOV - LTO5ProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-352933-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-352953-2
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1972BFI identifier: C-515534
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1974BFI identifier: N-3610789
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1972BFI identifier: N-3611357
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundBFI identifier: C-965880
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film