Who Can Kill a Child?

Who Can Kill a Child? Film poster Country Spain Directed by Narciso Ibáñez Serrador Release Date 1976 Language English Spanish Studio Penta Films Distributor Manuel Salvador Main Cast Character Actor Tom Lewis Fiander Evelyn Prunella Ransome Padre Antonio Iranzo Marisa Porcel Brit Van Der Holden Enrique Amorós Luis Ciges Empleado Fabian Conde Guardacostas Miguel Narros

Who Can Kill a Child? (Spanish: ¿Quién puede matar a un niño?''), released theatrically as Island of the Damned in the US, and Would You Kill A Child?, Death Is Child's Play (original release) and Island of Death (1979 re-release) in the UK, is a 1976 Spanish horror film directed by Narciso Ibáñez Serrador. The film follows an English couple vacationing in Spain, who find an island inhabited by homicidal children.

The following weapons were used in the film Who Can Kill a Child?:

Handguns

Smith & Wesson .32 Hand Ejector Third Model

When trying to get a hold of weapons to use against the barricaded couple inside the Civil Guard Coast Guard unit garrison, one of the homicidal children inspects the holster of a dead Civil Guard agent and proceeds to take a Smith & Wesson .32 Hand Ejector Third Model. The revolver is later used by a smaller child helped by other children to fit in a small window space in order to get a clear shot at the barricaded couple. Since the movie was filmed in Spain, the revolver is likely a Spanish copy of a Smith & Wesson (like the "Ruby Extra" by Gabilondo, "Alfa" by Armero Especialistas Reunidas, and various models by Orbea Hermanos).

Smith & Wesson .32 Hand Ejector Third Model - .32 S&W Long

One of the homicidal children finds the revolver.

The homicidal child inspects the revolver.

A little boy chosen to climb up a small windows space takes aim at the couple with the revolver.

Close-up on the revolver as the child cocks the hammer with some difficulty.

Close-up on the revolver's sights as the boy takes aim.

The little boy lies dead, still clutching the revolver, after Tom shoots him with a Star Model Z-45 submachine gun.

Submachine Guns

Star Model Z-45

When seeking shelter from the homicidal children in a Civil Guard Coast Guard unit garrison, Tom (Lewis Fiander) finds the corpse of a Civil Guard holding on to a Star Model Z-45. He proceeds to use it in self-defense when one of the homicidal children aims a revolver at them. Tom keeps using the submachine gun to ward off the children and guns down an entire group of them standing in his way. He eventually discards it after it seemingly runs out of ammunition. Another Star Model Z-45 is seen when the homicidal children board the Civil Guard patrol boat and unload its arsenal.

Star Z-45 with folding stock - 9x23mm Largo

Tom finds the Star Model Z-45 after inspecting the corpse of a dead Civil Guard agent.

Tom fires the Model Z-45 in self-defense at a homicidal little boy, who's taking aim at him with a revolver.

Tom clutches the Model Z-45 after inspecting the dead little boy.

Traumatized, Tom somberly walks past the crashed Land Rover 88 he had commandeered earlier, heading toward the docks while carrying the Model Z-45.

Tom carries the Model Z-45 heading toward the docks, with the crashed Land Rover 88 visible in the background.

Tom encounters a group of homicidal children as he holds on to the Model Z-45.

Tom takes aim with the Model Z-45 after pulling the charging handle. The weapon was loaded from before and Tom wasn't seen reloading it, which makes this unnecessary.

Tom sobs as he indiscriminately fires at the group of children (some even holding babies) with the Model Z-45 in full auto, in one of the film's most controversial and graphic scenes.

Tom makes his way past the group of children after shooting them and discards the Model Z-45 shortly after, seemingly having run out of ammunition.

Sten Mk II

A Sten Mk II is seen being unloaded from the Civil guard patrol boat by the homicidal children.

Sten Mk II (Canadian) - 9x19mm

The homicidal children board the unattended Civil Guard patrol boat and proceed to unload its arsenal. A Sten Mk II is seen being passed on by the boy in the center.

Rifles

Mauser Gewehr 1898

When the Spanish Civil Guard Coast Guard unit arrives with a patrol boat at the docks and sees Tom fighting off the homicidal children, one of the agents (Miguel Narros) uses a Mauser Gewehr 1898 to shoot and kill him. Shocked by a grown man wilfully hurting a large group of seemingly innnocent children, the Civil Guards proceed to carelessly get off the boat and leave their entire arsenal unattended searching for the adults in the town, only to turn around and see the children on the patrol boat taking a hold of all their weapons. The Civil Guard who had earlier shot Tom gets shot with his own rifle by one of the homicidal children.

Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser.

The Spanish Civil Guard Coast Guard agent desperately issues an order for Tom to stop his actions immediately, as he is about to load rounds into his Mauser Gewehr 1898.

The Spanish Civil Guard Coast Guard agent locks the bolt handle on his Gewehr 1898.

The Spanish Civil Guard Coast Guard agent takes aim at Tom with the Gewehr 1898.

The homicidal children board up the unattended patrol boat and proceed to unload its arsenal, including the Gewehr 1898 used earlier.

One of the homicidal children takes a hold of the Gewehr 1898 and proceeds to lock its bolt after loading it.

The homicidal child prepares to take aim at the Civil Guards.

The homicidal child takes aim at the Civil Guards.

Close-up on the trigger guard as the homicidal child is about to fire.