The mysterious disappearance of jim wheatley charles gray while exploring the legendary cave of the dead brings his sister gina matthews mala powers and her husband dan john howard to what dan calls the shores of the caribbean. There follows a spate of attacks at radiation establishments as the inexplicable life. X the unknown was originally conceived as a legitimate sequel to the quatermass xperiment, until quatermass creator nigel kneale refused permission to use his characters. A group of soldiers on maneuvers in scotland stumble across a gravel pit which emanates an unusual. Taken from an uncut uk print complete with censors certificate, warner bros. Over the course of a long night, alicejenny explains where shes been and why she left, prompting tom to question some of his. Subscribe to hammer for all our latest releases and classic clips 1k38x0a after a mysterious explosion leaves a large fissure in the.
Untouched by the ice age, a 20thcentury mesozoic era awaits them, complete with ferocious dinosaurs and carnivorous plants. Some of the set piece x the unknown 1956 classic horror film board classic horror film board. Just watched x the unknown with some friends and boy does it hold up well. Dean jagger, edward chapman, leo mckern, anthony newley. June 6 jerry lewis appears in his first film without dean martin in the delicate delinquent. X the unknown theatrical trailer x the unknown complete film on dailymotion. The land unknown 1957 full movie fantasy movies, horror, film, people, movie. February 1 rko ceases domestic distribution of feature films which is taken over by universal pictures. The son of an estate agent, sangster was born in kimmel bay, north wales and was educated at ewell castle school.
It rises from 2000 miles below the earth to melt everything in its path after a mysterious explosion leaves a large fissure in the ground, two young boys are confronted by an unknown phenomenon that inflicts severe radiation burns on one of them. When their female journalist is captured, commander roberts remains their only hope of escape from the land unknown. November 2019 learn how and when to remove this template message this film. The story was allegedly inspired by the discovery of unusually warm water in antarctica in 1947. The sound is excellent as well, and thats very important with this film. It was made by the hammer film productions company and written by jimmy sangster. X the unknown hammer films was released in two different edits.
Read the full synopsis of x the unknown, 1957, directed by leslie norman, with dean jagger, edward chapman, leo mckern, at turner classic movies. Despite its absurd storyline, its a surprisingly entertaining film that won t. X the unknown was originally conceived as a legitimate sequel to the quatermass xperiment, until quatermass creator nigel kneale refused. It stars rachel weisz, michael shannon, kathy bates and danny glover. Three men and a woman crashland in a deep crater in antarctica, where they find a. This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. X the unknown theatrical release poster directed byleslie norman joseph losey produced byanthony hinds written byjimmy sangster starringdean jagger edward chapman music byjames bernard john hollingsworth cinematographygerald gibbs edited byjames needs production company hammer film productions distributed byexclusive films warner bros. A mysterious woman with a remarkable past revisits a former lover, complicating the settled life he has built for himself and his wife in complete unknown, an unsettling exploration of identity from acclaimed filmmaker joshua marston maria full of grace, the forgiveness of blood.
But at a preexpedition party, gina is taken aback when pete morgan paul richards arrives uninvited. The land unknown is a 1957 science fiction cinemascope adventure film about a naval expedition trapped in an antarctic jungle. A lowkey film thats sharper than your average drama, complete unknown is likely to get lost in the multiplex shuffle if you dont look for it. With ben gazzara, pat hingle, peter mark richman, arthur storch. Scientist dean jagger, in a quatermasslike role, and the military clash over how best to deal with the danger posed by this strange sentient sludge. In complete unknown, tom michael shannon has an unexpected guest at his birthday party. X the unknown is a wellcrafted imitation of the quatermass british scifi pictures. X the unknown was filmed in 1956 by hammer film productions. Complete unknown is a 2016 americanbritish drama mystery thriller film, directed by joshua marston, from a screenplay by marston and julian sheppard.
It had its world premiere at the sundance film festival on january 25, 2016. Alice is a successful woman in many career choices but with issues. His colleagues mysterious new friend, alice rachel weisz, also turns out to be jenny, a former girlfriend of toms who disappeared without a trace 15 years earlier. Complete films, some in parts, some cross over several genres e. A radioactive, mudlike creature terrorizes a scottish village. You can find a list of all music used, and all sound effects used, and links, here, on our credits page. X the unknown is a british science fiction horror film made by the hammer film productions company and released in 1956. See more ideas about fantasy movies, movies and sci fi movies.
The film is significant in that it firmly established hammers transition from bmovie thrillers to outandout horrorscience fiction and, with the quatermass xperiment 1955 and. X the unknown 1956 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This classic movie will probably get removed by yt. She has a habit of relocating and living under madeup identities to keep others from getting too close to. Through various pressures, jocko silences such involuntary accomplices as his roommate harold koble, football star roger gatt. June united artists rejoins the motion picture association of america. Despite its absurd storyline, its a surprisingly entertaining film that wont. The land unknown 1957 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. X the unknown is a wellcrafted imitation of the quatermass british scifi pictures of the 1950s. X the unknown 1956, a terrible tale of a monstrous molasseslike mass from deep within the earth.
War movies 1957 every war movie coming out in 1957. It carries a fuzzy, stillframed warners logo, which sits there for a full 17 seconds before dissolving to the starring. Scream factorys bluray of x the unknown does its best to keep pace with the extravagant extras seen on hammer blurays coming out of the u. K the source for this scan appears to be the same as that used for anchor bays dvd from way back in the summer of 2000. The phantom from 10,000 leagues 1955 full horror movie kent taylor, cathy downs. He began his film career, aged 16, as a clapperboy after service with the raf, he worked as a third assistant director on ealing studios productions, then joined exclusive studios later hammer films in 1949. With dean jagger, edward chapman, leo mckern, anthony newley. X the unknown is a 1956 british science fiction horror film directed by leslie norman and. Movie starts at 16 seconds after a very loud channel intro. The film is notable for its lowbudget special effects, which include men in dinosaur.
This hammer pic was released in 1956 the blob 1958. A millionaire leads an expedition into a remote jungle to find his wifes longlost brother, but instead the group finds a mad scientist who has created a. A radioactive creature from the inner depths of the earths crust rises to feed. James needs, anthony hinds, michael carreras, mickey delamar, jimmy sangster. The film was released on august 26, 2016, by amazon studios and ifc films. May ingmar bergmans the seventh seal wins the special jury prize at the 1957 cannes film festival. Leslie norman did marvelous job directing this movie. William lucas in x the unknown 1956 dean jagger and leo mckern in x the unknown 1956 x the unknown 1956. Subscribe to hammer for all our latest releases and classic clips after a mysterious explosion leaves a large fissure in the. X the unknown is a 1956 british science fiction horror film directed by leslie norman and starring dean jagger and edward chapman. Cast and crew credits for x the unknown, 1957, directed by leslie norman, with dean jagger, edward chapman, leo mckern, at turner classic movies. The acting in complete unknown is good as the cast delivers on many levels but the problem is the premise itself and a ending that was disappointing which i wont spoil. Norman replaced joseph losey who was either ill or replaced because he was on hollywoods blacklist. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations.
Xthe unknown on dvd 01107494 from starz anchor bay. Overview of x the unknown, 1957, directed by leslie norman, with dean jagger, edward chapman, leo mckern, at turner classic movies. X the unknown original theatrical trailer 1956 youtube. X the unknown 1957 bluray stars leo mckearn, anthony newley and edward judd. With john howard, mala powers, paul richards, may wynn. X the unknown was one of the titles released as part of anchor bays famed hammer dvd series in the 1990s. I saw only the latter of the film but from the acting was immediately drawn in. I am very grateful to be able to use the music and sound effects of so many wonderful creators. This has a scientific basis and ends quickly but good characters and mood. With jock mahoney, shirley patterson, william reynolds, henry brandon. It was shown as part of a double bill with the curse of frankenstein.
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