Doomwatch

Doomwatch

An ecological nightmare gone berserk!

1972 · 92 min · ★ 6.1 · Horror, Science Fiction

The waters surrounding an island become contaminated by chemical dumping, and people who eat fish caught in those waters become deformed and violent.

Directed by Peter Sasdy · Written by Clive Exton

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