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Professor Bernard Quatermass' manned rocket ship returns to Earth, but two of the astronauts are missing and the survivor seems ill and unable to communicate.Professor Bernard Quatermass' manned rocket ship returns to Earth, but two of the astronauts are missing and the survivor seems ill and unable to communicate.Professor Bernard Quatermass' manned rocket ship returns to Earth, but two of the astronauts are missing and the survivor seems ill and unable to communicate.
Jane Aird
- Mrs. Lomax
- (uncredited)
Margaret Anderson
- Maggie
- (uncredited)
Jane Asher
- Little Girl
- (uncredited)
Harry Brunning
- Night Porter
- (uncredited)
Ken Buckle
- Police Driver
- (uncredited)
Eric Corrie
- Maggie's Boyfriend
- (uncredited)
Edward Dane
- Station Policeman
- (uncredited)
Gron Davies
- Charles Green
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Richard H. Landau(screenplay)
- Val Guest(screenplay)
- Nigel Kneale(based on the B.B.C. television play by)
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- GoofsVolkswagen Bus en route to the crash site is not the same Volkswagen Bus that arrives through the gate at the crash site. VW badge is larger, chrome trim is missing and license plate is different.
- Quotes
Prof. Bernard Quatermass: There's no room for personal feelings in science, Judith!
- Alternate versionsThe original 1955 "Quatermass Xperiment" print has the closing caption "The End"; the reissued version (with a still bearing the new title "The Quatermass Experiment" inserted into the opening credits) replaces this with "A Hammer Production Produced at Bray Studios".
- ConnectionsFeatured in Frances Farmer Presents: The Creeping Unknown (1959)
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Creepy Alien Invasion
In the countryside of London, a rocket crashes on a farm and Professor Bernard Quatermass (Brian Donlevy) and Scotland Yard Inspector Lomax (Jack Warner) arrive in the spot. The rocket was launched by Prof. Quatermass with the astronauts Victor Carroon (Richard Wordsworth), Greene and Reichebheim; however only Carroon is found very sick in the cabin. He is transported to a private clinic to stay under observation despite the protests of his wife Mrs. Judith Carroon (Margia Dean). She bribes a nurse to bring Carroon to her and she finds that he is transforming into a monster. Carroon escapes killing people and animals during his metamorphosis while the Scotland Yard is hunting him down and Dr. Quatermass discovers that his process is an alien invasion.
"The Quatermass Xperiment" is an early sci-fi from Hammer with a creepy alien invasion. Despite the low-budget, the screenplay is very well written and the film entertains, specially fans of sci-fi from the 50's. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "Terror que Mata" ("Terror that Kills")
Note: On 12 Dec 2019, I saw this film again.
"The Quatermass Xperiment" is an early sci-fi from Hammer with a creepy alien invasion. Despite the low-budget, the screenplay is very well written and the film entertains, specially fans of sci-fi from the 50's. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "Terror que Mata" ("Terror that Kills")
Note: On 12 Dec 2019, I saw this film again.
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- May 23, 2015
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- The Creeping Unknown
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- £45,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 18 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1(original/negative aspect ratio, alternative theatrical ratio)
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By what name was The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) officially released in India in English?
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