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Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions (2017)

Directed by Jérôme Korkikian

Overview

The greatness, fall and renaissance of Hammer, the flagship company of British popular cinema, mainly from 1955 to 1968. Tortured women and sadistic monsters populated oppressive scenarios in provocative productions that shocked censorship and disgusted critics but fascinated the public. Movies in which horror was shown in offensive colors: dreadful stories, told without prejudices, that offered fear, blood, sex and stunning performances.

Length 55 minutes

Actors

Marcus Hearn | Mick Garris | Dario Argento | Horst Janson | Caroline Munro | Joann Sfar | John Carpenter | Simon Oakes | Jonathan Rigby | Queen Elizabeth II | Christopher Lee | Peter Cushing | Paul McCartney | John Lennon | George Harrison | Ringo Starr | Alfred Hitchcock | James Carreras | Mick Jagger