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Night of the Big Heat (1967)

01/05/1967 (GB)Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller1h 34m
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Searing Terror! Burning In Its Intensity!

Overview

While mainland Britain shivers in deepest winter, the northern island of Fara bakes in the nineties, and the boys at the Met station have no more idea what is going on than the regulars at the Swan. Only a stand-offish visting scientist realizes space aliens are to blame.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Christopher Lee

      Christopher Lee

      Godfrey Hanson

    2. Patrick Allen

      Patrick Allen

      Jeff Callum

    3. Peter Cushing

      Peter Cushing

      Dr. Vernon Stone

    4. Jane Merrow

      Jane Merrow

      Angela Roberts

    5. Sarah Lawson

      Sarah Lawson

      Frankie Callum

    6. William Lucas

      William Lucas

      Ken Stanley

    7. Kenneth Cope

      Kenneth Cope

      Tinker Mason

    8. Percy Herbert

      Percy Herbert

      Gerald Foster

    9. Thomas Heathcote

      Thomas Heathcote

      Bob Hayward

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    5.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Dec 8, 2024

    Or perhaps it ought to be called "Night of the Slow Burn"? It's all set on a sweltering island whose residents can't quite figure out why it's so hot there yet snowing on the adjacent mainland. That question might be answered by visiting, and rather grumpy, scientist "Hanson" (Christopher Lee) who is staying at the local pub owned by writer "Jeff" (Patrick Allen) and his wife "Frankie" (Sarah Lawson). Just to add to the mystery, a new secretary arrives and it's fairly clear that "Angela" (Jane Merrow) and her boss have some extra-curricular history so the temperature is rising metaphorically t...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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    Keywords

    • sheep
    • island
    • scotland
    • alien
    • scientist
    • heatwave