Oliver Reed narrates this episode which focuses on classic Hammer sci-fi films such as "Quatermass Xperiment", "Quatermass 2", "Quatermass & The Pit", "X The Unknown" and more.
Brian Donlevy was an excellent choice for the first two Quatermass films in the 50's, and those two films influenced me so much that I have incorporated that character into most of the work I have done either in movies or writing.
"X The Unknown is a film I would very much like to see again some day as well. Hammer had a good hold of what really worked in science fiction, even back in 1949 with "Dick Barton At Bay".
If you are unfamiliar with Hammer, these episodes are a good place to start. This episode is of the disc of "Quatermass 2".
Quatermass, Quatermass 2 and X The Unknown are being released here in Australia on blu-ray October 2nd (Q2 and X are included with the first movie as special features). I would think it likely that they will also be released in the U.S. in the not too distant future.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info. X The Unknown was released here about ten years ago and my disc was stolen. Now it sells for way too much. I'll keep looking out for it.
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