Island of Terror

Island of Terror
Theatrical poster
Directed byTerence Fisher
Written byEdward Mann
Al Ramsen
Based onan original story by Mann and Ramsen
Produced byTom Blakely
StarringEdward Judd
Peter Cushing
Carole Gray
Eddie Byrne
Sam Kydd
Niall McGinnis
CinematographyReg Wyer
Edited byThelma Connell
Music byMalcolm Lockyer
Barry Gray (electronic effects)
Production
company
Planet Film Productions
Distributed byPlanet Film Distributors
Universal Studios (US)
Release dates
  • 3 June 1966 (1966-06-03) (Liverpool; premiere)
  • 20 June 1966 (1966-06-20) (United Kingdom)
  • 1 February 1967 (1967-02-01) (United States)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£70,000
Box office117,645 admissions (France)

Island of Terror (also known as Night of the Silicates and The Night the Creatures Came) is a 1966 British horror film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Peter Cushing and Edward Judd. The screenplay was by Edward Mann and Al Ramsen. It was produced by Planet Film Productions. The film was released in the United States by Universal Studios on a double bill with The Projected Man (1966).