---
title: 'The Children (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Max Kalmanowicz'
released: '1980-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-children-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080527/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Children (1980)

1980 · Horror · United States


## Synopsis

The Children is a 1980 American horror film, directed by Max Kalmanowicz, and starring Martin Shakar, Gil Rogers, and Gale Garnett. It follows a group of five children in a small New England town when they are transformed into zombies who, after being exposed to waste from a nuclear plant, microwave any living thing they touch. The film received generally negative reviews from critics.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Max Kalmanowicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-kalmanowicz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Harry Manfredini](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-manfredini)
- **Director of Photography:** [Barry Abrams](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-abrams)

## Cast

- [Peter Maloney](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-maloney)
- [Martin Shakar](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-shakar)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-children-1980
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