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X: The Unknown(1956)
Status: Released
Date: 1956-09-21
61%
73 Votes
Time: 1h 21m
It rises from 2000 miles below the earth to melt everything in its path!
Overview:
Army radiation experiments awaken a subterranean monster from a fissure that feeds on energy and proceeds to terrorise a remote Scottish village. An American research scientist at a nearby nuclear plant joins with a British investigator to discover why the victims were radioactively burned and why, shortly thereafter, a series of radiation-related incidents are occurring in an ever-growing straight line away from the fissure.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
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Movie: X: The Unknown
Top 10 Billed Cast
Dean Jagger
Dr. Adam Royston
Leo McKern
Inspector McGill
William Lucas
Peter Elliott
Edward Chapman
John Elliott
John Harvey
Maj. Cartwright
Michael Ripper
Sgt. Harry Grimsdyke
Anthony Newley
LCpl. 'Spider' Webb
Ian MacNaughton
Pvt. Haggis
Peter Hammond
Lt. Bannerman
Kenneth Cope
Pvt. Lansing
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Video: X The Unknown / Original Theatrical Trailer (1956)
X The Unknown / Original Theatrical Trailer (1956)
Joe Dante on X - THE UNKNOWN
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