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The Quatermass Xperiment

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The Quatermass Xperiment
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NR,1hr 22min
Release:
1955
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Hammer
Synopsis: A rocket crash-lands in England after a flight of more than 57 hours into deep space. The design of Professor Bernard Quatermass (Brian Donlevy), a forceful, misanthropic American scientist, the Q-1 had three astronauts aboard when it left Earth, but only one of them, engineer Victor Caroon (Richard Wordsworth), is on board upon landing, and he is in a near-comatose state. Even more baffling, the spacesuits of the other two men are still aboard the wrecked ship and are still interlocked, as though ... Full Synopsis
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Val Guest's The Quatermass Xperiment (U.S. title: The Creeping Unknown) was among the very earliest successful motion picture adaptations of a television original. Based on a 1953 six-part BBC drama authored by Nigel Kneale, it arrived on screen in England in the same year that Delbert Mann's Marty (based on Paddy Chayefsky's television drama) was released in America. The Quatermass Xperiment simplified ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Prof. Bernard Quatermass
Inspector Lomax
Victor Carroon
Julia Carroon
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