Directed by:
Terence FisherScreenplay:
Edward MannCinematography:
Reginald H. WyerComposer:
Malcolm LockyerCast:
Peter Cushing, Edward Judd, Carole Gray, Eddie Byrne, Niall MacGinnis, Edward Ogden, Jack Sharp, Ernie Rice, Sam Kydd, Shay Gorman, James Caffrey, Liam Gaffney (more)Plots(1)
When the inhabitants of Petrie`s island succumb to a mysterious disease, doctors Brian Stanley (Peter Cushing) and David West (Edward Judd) are asked to investigate. Puncture marks on the corpses reveal the horrifying truth: the islanders and their animals are being killed not by a disease, but by a strange type of silicate organism that sucks the bone from their bodies. As the death toll rises the seemingly indestructible creatures multiply at an alarming rate. Stanley and west lead the desperate islanders in a fight for survival as the unstoppable silicates threaten to engulf the island, and then the world. (Odeon)
(more)Cast
![Peter Cushing](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/145/163145288_a8babb.jpg)
Peter Cushing
UK
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Hamlet (1948)
Moulin Rouge (1952)
![Edward Judd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000205_557c97.gif)
Edward Judd
China
Best movies:
O Lucky Man! (1973)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983) (TV movie)
Jack the Ripper (1988) (TV movie)
Carole Gray
Best movies:
Wonderful to Be Young! (1961)
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
Island of Terror (1966)
![Eddie Byrne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/630/160630765_5e30b8.gif)
Eddie Byrne
UK
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Reach for the Sky (1956)
![Niall MacGinnis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/097/319/97319071_772829.jpg)
Niall MacGinnis
Ireland
Best movies:
Hamlet (1948)
Lust for Life (1956)
Becket (1964)
Edward Ogden
Best movies:
Island of Terror (1966)
![Jack Sharp](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/345/161345828_a15183.jpg)
Jack Sharp
Best movies:
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Night Creatures (1962)
![Ernie Rice](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/476/161476785_7c04b6.jpg)
Ernie Rice
UK
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Password is Courage (1962)
From Russia with Love (1963)
![Sam Kydd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/528/161528723_096172.jpg)
Sam Kydd
UK
Best movies:
A Town Like Alice (1956)
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)
Reach for the Sky (1956)
![Shay Gorman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/530/161530901_a7472a.jpg)
Shay Gorman
Ireland
Best movies:
Angela's Ashes (1999)
Captain Lightfoot (1955)
Island of Terror (1966)
James Caffrey
Best movies:
The Bedford Incident (1965)
Island of Terror (1966)
Liam Gaffney
Ireland
Best movies:
I Never Cry (2020)
The Man with the Green Carnation (1960)
Island of Terror (1966)
Jim O'Brady
UK
Best movies:
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
From Russia with Love (1963)