The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
19551h 22mScience FictionHorror
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.
Cast
Brian DonlevyProf. Bernard Quatermass
Richard WordsworthVictor Carroon
David King-WoodDr. Gordon Briscoe
Jack WarnerInspector Lomax
Margia DeanJudith Carroon
Maurice KaufmannMarsh- JJohn WynnDetective Sergeant Best
Harold LangChristie
Lionel JeffriesBlake
Thora HirdRosie Wrigley
Sam KyddPolice Sergeant Questioning Rosie
Jane AsherLittle Girl (uncredited)
Toke TownleyThe Chemist (uncredited)
Gordon JacksonBBC TV producer- MMargaret AndersonMaggie (uncredited)
- EEric CorrieMaggie's Boyfriend (uncredited)
- HHenry B. LonghurstGeorge, Maggie's father (uncredited)
- EErnest HareCrash Site Fire Chief (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Val Guest
- Writers
- Richard H. LandauVal Guest
- Producers
- Anthony Hinds
- Music
- James Bernard
- Cinematography
- Walter J. Harvey
- Editing
- James Needs
Details
- Released
- September 26, 1955
- Language
- English
- Studio
- Hammer Film Productions
- IMDb
- tt0049646
