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The Quatermass Xperiment(1955)
Status: Released
Date: 1955-08-26
65%
200 Votes
Time: 1h 22m
You Can't Escape It!
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
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Movie: The Quatermass Xperiment
Top 10 Billed Cast
Brian Donlevy
Bernard Quatermass
Richard Wordsworth
Victor Carroon
David King-Wood
Gordon Briscoe
Jack Warner
Inspector Lomax
Margia Dean
Judith Carroon
Harold Lang
Christie
Lionel Jeffries
Blake
Thora Hird
Rosie Wrigley
Gordon Jackson
BBC TV producer
Sam Kydd
Police Sergeant Questioning Rosie
Video Trailer The Quatermass Xperiment
Video: The Quatermass Xperiment / Original Theatrical Trailer (1955)
The Quatermass Xperiment / Original Theatrical Trailer (1955)
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The Quatermass Xperiment / The Creeping Unknown (1955) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD]
Ernest Dickerson on THE CREEPING UNKNOWN
Introduction to The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) with Marcus Hearn
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The Quatermass Xperiment / Original Theatrical Trailer (1955) - Trailer
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The Quatermass Xperiment / The Creeping Unknown (1955) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD] - Trailer
Ernest Dickerson on THE CREEPING UNKNOWN - Featurette
Introduction to The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) with Marcus Hearn - Featurette
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