The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
You Can't Escape It!
The first manned spacecraft, fired from an English launchpad, is first lost from radar, then roars back to Earth and crashes in a farmer's field, and is found to contain only one of the three men who took off in it; and he is unable to talk but appears to be undergoing a torturous physical and mental metamorphosis.

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Cast

Brian Donlevy Brian Donlevy As: Bernard Quatermass
Jack Warner Jack Warner As: Inspector Lomax
Richard Wordsworth Richard Wordsworth As: Victor Carroon
Margia Dean Margia Dean As: Judith Carroon
Thora Hird Thora Hird As: Rosie Wrigley
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Storyline

The first manned spacecraft, fired from an English launchpad, is first lost from radar, then roars back to Earth and crashes in a farmer's field, and is found to contain only one of the three men who took off in it; and he is unable to talk but appears to be undergoing a torturous physical and mental metamorphosis.


Tagline: You Can't Escape It!
Certification: PG

Details

Genres: Science Fiction, Horror, Mystery

Language: English

Release Date: 26 August 1955

Country: GB

Runtime: 82m

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Company Credits

Company: Hammer Film Productions, Exclusive Films

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Cast

Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Bernard Quatermass

Jack Warner

Jack Warner

Inspector Lomax

Richard Wordsworth

Richard Wordsworth

Victor Carroon

Margia Dean

Margia Dean

Judith Carroon

Thora Hird

Thora Hird

Rosie Wrigley

Gordon Jackson

Gordon Jackson

BBC TV producer

David King-Wood

David King-Wood

Gordon Briscoe

Harold Lang

Harold Lang

Christie

Lionel Jeffries

Lionel Jeffries

Blake

Sam Kydd

Sam Kydd

Police Sergeant Questioning Rosie

Maurice Kaufmann

Maurice Kaufmann

Marsh (uncredited)

John Wynn

John Wynn

Detective Sergeant Best (uncredited)

Jane Asher

Jane Asher

Little Girl (uncredited)

Toke Townley

Toke Townley

The Chemist (uncredited)

Margaret Anderson

Margaret Anderson

Maggie (uncredited)

Eric Corrie

Eric Corrie

Maggie's Boyfriend (uncredited)

Henry B. Longhurst

Henry B. Longhurst

George (uncredited)

Ernest Hare

Ernest Hare

Crash Site Fire Chief (uncredited)

Michael Godfrey

Michael Godfrey

Crash Site Fireman (uncredited)

Marianne Stone

Marianne Stone

Central Clinic Nurse (uncredited)

John Kerr

John Kerr

Photo Lab Technician (uncredited)

Bartlett Mullins

Bartlett Mullins

Zookeeper (uncredited)

Mayne Lynton

Mayne Lynton

Zoo Superintendent (uncredited)

Barry Lowe

Barry Lowe

Nurse Tucker (uncredited)

Jane Aird

Jane Aird

Mrs. Lomax (uncredited)

Molly Glessing

Molly Glessing

Mother at Zoo (uncredited)

Arthur Gross

Arthur Gross

TV Show Floor Director (uncredited)

Basil Dignam

Basil Dignam

Sir Lionel Dean (uncredited)

Donald Gray

Donald Gray

TV Program Announcer (uncredited)

Gron Davies

Gron Davies

Charles Greene (uncredited)

Stanley Van Beers

Stanley Van Beers

Ludwig Reichenheim (uncredited)

Arthur Lovegrove

Arthur Lovegrove

Sergeant Bromley (uncredited)

James Drake

James Drake

Sound Engineer (uncredited)

Directed By

Val Guest

Val Guest

Director

Bill Shore

Bill Shore

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Anthony Hinds

Anthony Hinds

Producer

T.S. Lyndon-Haynes

T.S. Lyndon-Haynes

Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Philip Leakey

Philip Leakey

Makeup Artist

Monica Hustler

Monica Hustler

Hairstylist

Molly Arbuthnot

Molly Arbuthnot

Wardrobe Supervisor

Sound

James Bernard

James Bernard

Original Music Composer

John Hollingsworth

John Hollingsworth

Music Director

H. C. Pearson

H. C. Pearson

Sound Recordist

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Walter J. Harvey

Walter J. Harvey

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

J. Elder Wills

J. Elder Wills

Art Direction

Other Crew

Les Bowie

Les Bowie

Special Effects

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