Martin Stephens

Maureen O'Hara is the mother of two who falls in love with an Italian composer, and with her husband's consent, goes off with him.

After a mysterious blackout, the inhabitants of a British village give birth to emotionless, super-powered offspring. As the children grow, their dominance over the town increases until their leader discovers that they are the vanguard of an alien invasion. The cult classic that inspired a sequel ("The Children of the Damned") and a 1995 remake.

In the English village of Midwich, the blond-haired, glowing-eyed children of uncertain paternity prove to have frightening powers.

In the English village of Midwich, the blond-haired, glowing-eyed children of uncertain paternity prove to have frightening powers.