Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions (2017)
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions (2017)
The greatness, fall and renaissance of Hammer, the flagship company of British popular cinema, mainly from 1955 to 1968. Tortured women and sadistic monsters populated oppressive scenarios in provocative productions that shocked censorship and disgusted critics but fascinated the public. Movies in which horror was shown in offensive colors: dreadful stories, told without prejudices, that offered fear, blood, sex and stunning performances.

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Cast

Marcus Hearn Marcus Hearn As: Self - Hammer Historian
Mick Garris Mick Garris As: Self - Filmmaker
Dario Argento Dario Argento As: Self - Filmmaker
Horst Janson Horst Janson As: Self - Actor
Caroline Munro Caroline Munro As: Self - Actress / Various Roles
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The greatness, fall and renaissance of Hammer, the flagship company of British popular cinema, mainly from 1955 to 1968. Tortured women and sadistic monsters populated oppressive scenarios in provocative productions that shocked censorship and disgusted critics but fascinated the public. Movies in which horror was shown in offensive colors: dreadful stories, told without prejudices, that offered fear, blood, sex and stunning performances.


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Details

Genres: Documentary, History, TV Movie

Language: English, Français, Deutsch, Italiano

Release Date: 06 August 2017

Country: FR, DE

Runtime: 55m

Company Credits

Company: ARTE GEIE, ITV Studios France

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Cast

Marcus Hearn

Marcus Hearn

Self - Hammer Historian

Mick Garris

Mick Garris

Self - Filmmaker

Dario Argento

Dario Argento

Self - Filmmaker

Horst Janson

Horst Janson

Self - Actor

Caroline Munro

Caroline Munro

Self - Actress / Various Roles

Joann Sfar

Joann Sfar

Self - Comic Author

John Carpenter

John Carpenter

Self - Filmmaker

Simon Oakes

Simon Oakes

Self - Hammer CEO

Jonathan Rigby

Jonathan Rigby

Self - Film Historian / Actor

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing

Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Self - Musician (archive footage)

John Lennon

John Lennon

Self - Musician (archive footage)

George Harrison

George Harrison

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

James Carreras

James Carreras

Self - Hammer Founder (archive footage)

Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Ava Santoni

Ava Santoni

Production Assistant

Alexandre Bouchard

Alexandre Bouchard

Production Director

Yvette Durrenberger

Yvette Durrenberger

Producer

Andrea Prokesova

Andrea Prokesova

Researcher

Heike Lettau

Heike Lettau

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Guillaume Tunzini

Guillaume Tunzini

Director of Photography

Jean-Yves Charpin

Jean-Yves Charpin

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Radia Bouzid

Radia Bouzid

Post Production Supervisor

Romain Debord

Romain Debord

Post Production Supervisor

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