Movie: Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions

Top 10 Billed Cast

Marcus Hearn
Marcus Hearn

Self - Hammer Historian

Mick Garris
Mick Garris

Self - Filmmaker

Dario Argento
Dario Argento

Self - Filmmaker

Horst Janson
Horst Janson

Self - Actor

Caroline Munro
Caroline Munro

Self - Actress / Various Roles

Joann Sfar
Joann Sfar

Self - Comic Author

John Carpenter
John Carpenter

Self - Filmmaker

Simon Oakes
Simon Oakes

Self - Hammer CEO

Jonathan Rigby
Jonathan Rigby

Self - Film Historian / Actor

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)

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    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.

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    2017-08-06

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