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. It is the second in the quatermass series by writer nigel kneale, and the oldest of those serials to survive in its entirety in the bbc archives. Find the perfect deal for movies art posters with free shipping on many items at ebay. Despite its absurd storyline, its a surprisingly entertaining film that wont deaden your brain. The plot revolves around an evergrowing mound of radioactive slime that crawls out of a fissure in the scottish countryside. These are the known, theatrically released, featurelength films produced or coproduced by hammer productions. X the unknown original theatrical trailer 1956 youtube. X the unknown was filmed in 1956 by hammer film productions. Overview of x the unknown, 1957, directed by leslie norman, with dean jagger, edward chapman, leo mckern, at turner classic movies.
X is one of the best british science fiction films of the 50s, and shout factory. Oct 26, 2012 creeping up next on monstermonth its the blob with a scottish brogue x. A defense of mole people must wait for another time, but though unknown is a simpler work, it has its moments of mythic resonance. Movie memorabilia original us posters 19501959 for sale ebay. Approved 1h 21min horror, scifi may 1957 usa x the. I have enjoyed x the unknown in the past and thought this new release from icon would be a cleaned up print of the film. Norman replaced joseph losey who was either ill or replaced because he was on hollywoods blacklist. 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 1957, nothing like this story had ever been done.
From temple abady who appeared in never look back in 1952 and the abominable snowman 1957 to murial zillah and marc zuber, no. Shorter works and television productions are listed separately. Since that time, ive seen it a few more times, most recently just the other day. The incredible shrinking man is a 1957 american science fiction film directed by jack arnold based on richard mathesons novel the shrinking man. Code unknown screened in competition at the 2000 cannes film festival. X the unknown is a 1956 british science fiction horror film directed by leslie norman and. Unrated 1h 17min horror, scifi 12 august 1957 usa a woman leads an expedition into a remote jungle to find her longlost brother, but instead finds a mad scientist who has created a fungus monster that feeds on the local inhabitants.
The x in the title, which was also used in a previous hammer production, the quatermass xperiment released in the united states in 1956 as the creeping unknown, see entry denoted that the film had been rated for adults only in great britain. 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. It turns out to be a blob like creature that feeds on radiation, which gets bigger as a result. And if youd never seen the film, how, exactly could you have figured out the mystery in the first act. Though it has some issues, unknown is an impressive film with some exciting twists and turns. With john howard, mala powers, paul richards, may wynn. 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 fungus monster that feeds on the local inhabitants. The film is significant in that it firmly established hammers transition from bmovie thrillers to outandout horrorscience. The strange world of planet x 1958 aka the cosmic monster. Two young women, their faces tantalizingly kept out of frame much of the time, discuss a new living arrangement for one of the women, whos back from a long time away, in an exotic location, where, she says, she worked with some amazing botanists. Battle in outer space columbia, trimmed one sheet x science fiction. Its a shame that no one makes films like this anymore. Complete unknown is a 2016 americanbritish drama mystery thriller film, directed by joshua marston, from a screenplay by marston and julian sheppard.
X the unknown has more intellegence and thought then many of the mega blockbuster flicks like independance day1996 for example. The unknown is a 1927 american silent horror film directed by tod browning and starring lon chaney as carnival knife thrower alonzo the armless and joan crawford as the scantily clad carnival girl he hopes to marry. Jan 26, 2016 this notion that identity can be both constant and endlessly mutable is at the heart of complete unknown, the third feature by maria full of grace director joshua marston, in which rachel weisz. Mole people is a much richer film in terms of mythicity than land unknown, even though the earlier film also suffers from mediocre fx and has sometimes been downgraded on that score. All ed material is excluded from the plot summaries database.
Aug 26, 2016 complete unknown has a killer opening sequence. Royston suggests that the unknown monster has been resuscitated by. I am very grateful to be able to use the music and sound effects of so many wonderful creators. Xthe unknown on dvd 01107494 from starz anchor bay. The build was completed in 1961, around the same time as the bubble topped iteration of ron aguirres xsonic. Actings a bit above average, especially john emery. Dean jagger in x the unknown 1956 x the unknown 1956 william lucas in x the.
Fiddling with his machines, american atomic scientist royston dean jagger receives soldier haggis ian mcnaughton who summons him to the boss edward chapman at a scottish nuclear facility, early in x. X the unknown 1956 comes between the quatermass experiment1955 and quatermass 2 1957. Financial analysis of x the unknown 1957 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Though they had achieved a huge success with the curse of frankenstein in may of 1957, hammer film productions hadnt quite found their horror niche just yet when the abominable snowman debuted a few months later. X the unknown 1957 bluray stars leo mckearn, anthony newley and edward judd. While relaxing on a boat, scott is enveloped by strange fog. When two titles are shown for a single film, the first title is that as released in the uk, the second in the us. The film opens with an overhead shot of thenmayor terry schrunk striding purposefully into the old underground kelly. Movie title screens scifi creature features of the 1950s filmsite. It had its world premiere at the sundance film festival on january 25, 2016. X nepoznato loweralpha 1 je britanski crnobijeli science fiction film snimljen 1956. The brides of dracula is a 1960 british supernatural horror film produced by hammer film productions. Dean jagger and other crew members, not to mention hammer brass, all found norman very difficult to work with, so much so that despite the film receiving some good notices, hammer never worked with norman again.
Ultimately, the clunky route arrives at a somewhat satisfying destination. May 10, 2016 the cost of the technical support may well have exceeded the cost of the film itself. The fact that the yeti doesnt appear for much of the film will no doubt annoy some viewers, and it did me somewhat, but it helps the film as it ensures that the audience will be intrigued to finally see the monster. The film, directed by leslie norman, was actually inspired by the success of the quatermass xperiment 1955, aka the creeping unknown, which was released the previous year and was a box office hit for hammer studios. Its weighed down by an overly complicated trajectory though, when the film is finally distilled to its essence in the second half, it rights itself once more. With dean jagger, edward chapman, leo mckern, anthony newley. X the unknown 1956 british commandos on maneuvers near a muddy marsh become ill with mysterious symptoms and horrific burns. Curse of the demon 1957, uk aka night of the demon. It was made a year after the quatermass experiment. Drilling at a remote location in the scottish highlands attracts a strange force from below. Cinematographer jurges was nominated for the golden frog at the camerimage awards. Their manoeuvres are interrupted by a mysterious and unexplained explosion which leaves a large fissure in the ground. Shop from our selection of styles such as vintage, art deco, pop art.
The story was allegedly inspired by the discovery of unusually warm water in antarctica in 1947. Mar 26, 20 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. Take advantage of our high resolution images and videos to place bids up until the live event, and then continue to bid during the heritage live auction event, including live streaming audio. 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. X the unknown 1957 on a desolate scottish moor, a platoon of soldiers is being trained in the use of the geiger counter. A recreation of an early 1970s showing of the horror film the unknown terror on wnew channel 5 new yorks creature features program, complete with movie, int. Royston dean jagger, an atomic scientist from a nearby research station suspects lethal radiation but is mystified by the cause. X the unknown was originally conceived as a legitimate sequel to the quatermass xperiment, until quatermass creator nigel kneale refused. The unknown 1956 horror movies and science fiction. It stars dean jagger and edward chapman and was written by jimmy sangster. It was made by the hammer film productions company and written by jimmy sangster. One sheet and more music, movie, and tv memorabilia at amazons entertainment collectibles store.
Sort films by title, year of release, and year inducted into the registry by using the up and down arrows at the top of each. This wonderful british thriller was modeled by screenwriter jimmy sangster on. According to jimmy sangster, director leslie norman was not overly interested in making this film, but did anyway for the sake of work. The film s esteemed authorscreenplay writer should have known better.
The film was originally intended to have been a sequel to another hammer success, the. Universal studios home entertainment released it on dvd in 2007 as part of a boxed set called the classic scifi ultimate collection vol. The land unknown is a 1957 science fiction cinemascope adventure film about a naval expedition trapped in an antarctic jungle. The film was released on august 26, 2016, by amazon studios and ifc films. I thought it was okay at first, but gradually lost me. Some sources including bill warren list its initial release as august, 1957. Sadly this is not the case and the print is about the worst ive seen. You can find a list of all music used, and all sound effects used, and links, here, on our credits page. An eccentric scientist is called in to help battle the menace. At a nearbly hospital, the phenomenon reappears and engu.
X the unknown is a 1956 british science fiction horror film directed by leslie norman and starring dean jagger and edward chapman. It was shown as part of a double bill with the curse of frankenstein. X the unknown is a british science fictionhorror film directed by leslie norman and released in 1956. X the unknown theatrical trailer x the unknown complete film on dailymotion. All auctions until further notice will be online and phone bidding only. X the unknown is an excellent sci fi movie from hammer. Hammer executive tony hinds entrusted fledgling writer jimmy sangster with the screenplay for x. All the trivia you can handle about x the unknown, 1957, directed by leslie norman, with dean jagger, edward chapman, leo mckern.
A radioactive, mudlike creature terrorizes a scottish village. The unknown official trailer 2016 mark strong scifi thriller movie hd. The unknown 1957 authentic 27 x 41 original movie poster fine, very good anthony newley horror u. I believe this film is very under rated and the land unknown should be considered as a classic lost land movie of the 50s. X the unknown is a wellcrafted imitation of the quatermass british scifi pictures of the 1950s. Another typically morbid chaney film has him working as a circus freak and trying to win the heart of his assistant.
One thing jurassic park does have which actually makes me prefer the land unknown even more is some really bad science. A group of soldiers on maneuvers in scotland stumble across a gravel pit which emanates an unusual. The unknown terror is a 1957 black and white widescreen american science fictionhorror film directed by charles marquis warren and starring john howard, mala powers. Poster from the film the land unknown old movie posters, classic movie posters. These must go in external sites titles dont use shorthand text speak dont copy from other websites, which includes blogs or official sites, unless you can prove ownership. But sadly, complete unknown doesnt quite fulfill its promise. We explore how he made the film look like one epic shot.
Quatermass ii is a british sciencefiction serial, originally broadcast by bbc television in the autumn of 1955. X the unknown 1956 time without pity 1957 the gypsy and the gentleman 1958 blind date 1959 the criminal 1960 eva 1962 the damned 1963 the servant 1963 king and country 1964 modesty blaise 1966 accident 1967 boom. They had previously been testing the waters with more science fiction based horror like the quatermass xperiment and x the unknown, but hadnt yet found the winning formula that. Not only is the picture very grainy but the sound has a high pitched whine noise at. X the unknown hammer films was released in two different edits. Some of the scenes were particularly disturbing for the time. The film is significant in that it firmly established hammers transition from b movie thrillers to outandout horrorscience fiction and, with the quatermass xperiment 1955 and. Reynold brown the land unknown universal international, 1957. Filmed at bray studios in england, x the unknown capitalized on the. Growing up, this movie seemed to show up every couple of months on a detroit station saturday afternoons. A radioactive creature from the inner depths of the earths crust rises to feed. The land unknown was given a wide release on october 30, 1957. X the unknown is a british science fiction horror film made by the hammer film productions company and released in 1956. 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.
Although the special effects, prehistoric dinosaurs and scenery are not up to todays standards, it is still an excellent movie. I know it might sound petty of me, but the featured cloning technology was so wrong that i simply couldnt suspend disbelief. X the unknown 1957 fantastic movie musings and ramblings. The film is a sequel to the 1958 film dracula also known as horror of dracula, though the character of count dracula does not appear in the film, and is. Complete national film registry listing library of congress. It featured a panel paint job by watson, and as ed didnt have the money it required to paint the car, he made a deal with watson that he could take all the time he needed and that he got paid in rat fink tshirts. It stars rachel weisz, michael shannon, kathy bates and danny glover. The unknown 1956 starring dean jagger, edward chapman, leo mckern directed by leslie norman story by jimmy sangster. The film stars grant williams as scott and randy stuart as scotts wife louise. It starred jock mahoney and shirley patterson and was directed by virgil w. The land unknown 1957 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. With ten oscar nominations, sam mendes 1917 is a technical marvel.