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The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
Directed by Val Guest
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Overview
The first manned spacecraft, fired from an English launchpad, is first lost from radar, then roars back to Earth and crashes in a farmer’s field, and 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.
Length 82 minutes
Actors
Brian Donlevy | Jack Warner | Richard Wordsworth | Margia Dean | Thora Hird | Gordon Jackson | David King-Wood | Harold Lang | Lionel Jeffries | Sam Kydd | Maurice Kaufmann | John Wynn | Jane Asher | Toke Townley | Margaret Anderson | Eric Corrie | Henry B. Longhurst | Ernest Hare | Michael Godfrey | Marianne Stone | John Kerr | Bartlett Mullins | Mayne Lynton | Barry Lowe | Jane Aird | Molly Glessing | Arthur Gross | Basil Dignam | Donald Gray | Gron Davies | Stanley Van Beers | Arthur Lovegrove | James Drake
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/18/2020 | TV | DVD | Library | 6 stars |
| 05/05/2020 | Computer | Broadcast | Other | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
Wonder if Stan Lee was influenced by the Quatermass stories. This was movie #1 in a Quatermass double feature for Space Station Europa on DKUTV. Hadn’t seen this one so I definitely wanted to tune in. This one I like the most of all the Quatermass films I’ve seen. It’s a simple tale but effective. Another later film THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN also borrows the premise. I know there are others but that one sprung to mind first.
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