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Night of the Big Heat is a British film of genre Science fiction directed by Terence Fisher released in USA on 8 december 1971 with Christopher Lee
Night of the Big Heat (1967)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 8 december 1971
Length 1h34
Directed by Terence Fisher
OriginUnited-kingdom
Themes La fin du monde, Météorologie, Films based on science fiction novels, Catastrophe climatique, Disaster films
Rating55%
Night of the Big Heat is a 1967 British sci-fi horror film released by Planet Film Productions. Based on the 1959 novel of the same name by John Lymington, the film was directed by Terence Fisher, and starred Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and Jane Merrow.
The film was released theatrically in the United States in the winter of 1971 by Maron Films as Island of the Burning Damned, where it was paired up nationwide on a double bill with Godzilla's Revenge. When the film was released years later on US television it was renamed Island of the Burning Doomed.
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Une invraisemblable vague de chaleur touche en plein hiver l'île britannique de Fara. À l'auberge du « Cygne Blanc », la tension monte en même temps que la température. Le mystérieux client Hanson finira pas dévoiler la cause de cet étrange microclimat : des extraterrestres se préparent à envahir la Terre et la chaleur intense leur est indispensable pour survivre…Actors
Christopher Lee
(Godfrey Hanson)
Patrick Allen
(Jeff Callum)
Peter Cushing
(Dr. Vernon Stone)
Sarah Lawson
(Frankie Callum)
Jane Merrow
(Angela Roberts)
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