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The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)

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  • Sep 26, 1955
  • 1h 22m

6.5/10

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244 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

The Quatermass Xperiment is a 1955 science fiction and horror film directed by Val Guest. Its leading cast includes Brian Donlevy, Richard Wordsworth and David King-Wood. It runs for 1 hour 22 minutes. It belongs to the Quatermass (Hammer) Collection.

Synopsis

The first manned spacecraft, fired from an English launchpad, is lost from radar before roaring back to Earth and crashing in a farmer's field. The rocket 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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Time needed
1 hour 22 minutes
Language
English
Audience signal
6.5/10 from 244 TMDB votes

Official Trailer

4K Restoration | Official Trailer · plays from YouTube

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Cast

  • Brian Donlevy Prof. Bernard Quatermass
  • Richard Wordsworth Victor Carroon
  • David King-Wood Dr. Gordon Briscoe
  • Jack Warner Inspector Lomax
  • Margia Dean Judith Carroon
  • Maurice Kaufmann Marsh
  • John Wynn Detective Sergeant Best
  • Harold Lang Christie
  • Lionel Jeffries Blake
  • Thora Hird Rosie Wrigley
  • Sam Kydd Police Sergeant Questioning Rosie
  • Jane Asher Little Girl (uncredited)
  • Toke Townley The Chemist (uncredited)
  • Gordon Jackson BBC TV producer
  • Margaret Anderson Maggie (uncredited)
  • Eric Corrie Maggie's Boyfriend (uncredited)
  • Henry B. Longhurst George, Maggie's father (uncredited)
  • Ernest Hare Crash Site Fire Chief (uncredited)

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