X the Unknown

1956
Approved
1h 21min

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6,1/10

3,4 k

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Theatrical Trailer from Warner Bros. Pictures

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Horror Sci-Fi

Alors qu' Adam Royston mène des expériences dans une base militaire, une fissure se produit et une entité radioactive surgit des entrailles de la Terre. La créature, en se retirant, laisse u... Tout lireAlors qu' Adam Royston mène des expériences dans une base militaire, une fissure se produit et une entité radioactive surgit des entrailles de la Terre. La créature, en se retirant, laisse une insondable faille dans la croûte terrestre.Alors qu' Adam Royston mène des expériences dans une base militaire, une fissure se produit et une entité radioactive surgit des entrailles de la Terre. La créature, en se retirant, laisse une insondable faille dans la croûte terrestre.

Réalisation
- Leslie Norman
- Joseph Losey
Scénario
- Jimmy Sangster
Casting principal

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NOTE IMDb

6,1/10

3,4 k

MA NOTE

Réalisation
- Leslie Norman
- Joseph Losey
Scénario
- Jimmy Sangster
Casting principal

Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro

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Trailer 0:31

X the Unknown

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Anecdotes
The film was originally intended to have been a sequel to another Hammer success, Le Monstre (1955), but creator Nigel Kneale vetoed the use of his character(s) by another writer - hence Prof. Bernard Quatermass swiftly became Dr. Adam Royston.

Gaffes
Lansing watches the stick sinking in a pool of liquid, but in a later long shot the stick in seen firmly standing in dry ground.

Citations
Major Cartwright: You know this Royston chap - brilliant, of course, I'm sure - but the trouble with some of these scientific types is they can't see the easy way out of anything. It's got to be complicated if it's going to work.

Connexions
Featured in TJ and the All Night Theatre: X the Unknown (1979)

Bandes originales
Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22: V. Finale: Allegro vivace
(uncredited)
Written by Antonín Dvorák

Avis des utilisateurs82

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Excellent early Hammer science fiction

X the Unknown is an excellent sci fi movie from Hammer. It was made a year after The Quatermass Experiment.

Drilling at a remote location in the Scottish Highlands attracts a strange force from below. It turns out to be a blob like creature that feeds on radiation, which gets bigger as a result. After several people are killed by it including a young boy, a scientist finds a way to kill it and succeeds at the end.

This films stars American actor Dean Jagger and is joined by several familiar British stars: Leo McKern (The Day The Earth Caught Fire), Anthony Newly (Killers of Kilimanjaro), a young Frazer Hines (Dr Who, Emmerdale) and Hammer regular Michael Ripper (Curse of the Werewolf, The Mummy).

The movie has a very creepy score and location photography, a lot of which was shot at night.

This movie is a must if you are a fan of 1950's science fiction and Hammer.

Rating: 4 stars out of 5.