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The first manned spacecraft, fired from an English launchpad, is lost from radar before roaring back to Earth and crashing in a farmer's field. The rocket 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.
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) is a science fiction and horror film directed by Val Guest, released on September 26, 1955 with a runtime of 1h 22m. It stars Brian Donlevy, Richard Wordsworth, David King-Wood and Jack Warner. Viewers rate it 6.5 out of 10 across 237 ratings.
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Brian Donlevy
as Prof. Bernard Quatermass
Richard Wordsworth
as Victor Carroon
David King-Wood
as Dr. Gordon Briscoe
Jack Warner
as Inspector Lomax
Margia Dean
as Judith Carroon
Maurice Kaufmann
as Marsh
John Wynn
as Detective Sergeant Best
Harold Lang
as Christie
Lionel Jeffries
as Blake
Thora Hird
as Rosie Wrigley
Sam Kydd
as Police Sergeant Questioning Rosie
Jane Asher
as Little Girl (uncredited)
Directed by Val Guest, written by Richard H. Landau, Val Guest and Nigel Kneale, produced by Anthony Hinds.
Average viewer score of 6.5/10 from 237 ratings.
In my simple Bible way I did a lot of praying. When an experimental rocket ship crashes back down to Earth, Bernard Quatermass is baffled as to why three astronauts went up, but only one has returned. The returning astronaut is Victor Carroon and he's in a bad way. Unable to speak and going through some sort of metamorphosis, it's not long before he starts to become something that literally threatens all of…
Reviewed on April 24, 2020
American scientist Brain Donlevy sends a rocket with three men into space; it comes back with only one and he is very, very sick. What happened to the other two - the ship was hermetically sealed? Well this decent British sci-fi/horror film follows the investigation as together with police officer Jack Warner they try to get to the bottom of things. Meantime, the sole survivor of the exploratory flight goes awol…
Reviewed on November 14, 2022
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The main cast of The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) includes Brian Donlevy, Richard Wordsworth, David King-Wood, Jack Warner and Margia Dean. The film was directed by Val Guest. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Quatermass Xperiment was released on September 26, 1955 and runs for 1h 22m.
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) holds an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from 237 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy science fiction and horror films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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