X the Unknown
It rises from 2000 miles below the earth to melt everything in its path!
1956 | 81m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Leslie Norman |
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| Writer: | Jimmy Sangster |
| Staring: |
| Army radiation experiments awaken a subterranean monster from a fissure that feeds on energy and proceeds to terrorise a remote Scottish village. An American research scientist at a nearby nuclear plant joins with a British investigator to discover why the victims were radioactively burned and why, shortly thereafter, a series of radiation-related incidents are occurring in an ever-growing straight line away from the fissure. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 21, 1956 |
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| Director: | Leslie Norman |
| Writer: | Jimmy Sangster |
| Genres: | Science Fiction, Horror, Mystery |
| Keywords | scotland, monster, radiation, radioactivity |
| Production Companies | Hammer Film Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 15, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dean Jagger | Dr. Adam Royston |
| Leo McKern | Inspector McGill |
| William Lucas | Peter Elliott |
| Edward Chapman | John Elliott |
| John Harvey | Maj. Cartwright |
| Michael Ripper | Sgt. Harry Grimsdyke |
| Anthony Newley | LCpl. 'Spider' Webb |
| Ian MacNaughton | Pvt. Haggis |
| Peter Hammond | Lt. Bannerman |
| Kenneth Cope | Pvt. Lansing |
| Michael Brooke | Willie Harding |
| Frazer Hines | Ian Osborn |
| Neil Wilson | Russell |
| Stella Kimball | Willie's Nurse |
| Jameson Clark | Jack Harding |
| Jane Aird | Vi Harding |
| Neil Hallett | Harry, the amorous intern |
| Marianne Brauns | Zena, the amorous nurse |
| Max Brimmell | Hospital Superintendant |
| Brown Derby | The Vicar |
| Norman MacOwan | Old Tom |
| Anthony Sagar | Rear Gate Night Watchman |
| Edwin Richfield | Soldier Burned on Back |
| John Stone | Gerry |
| Lawrence James | Gerard |
| Frank Taylor | Constable Williams |
| John Stirling | Police Car Driver |
| Jack Lambert | Police Sergeant |
| Archie Duncan | Sgt. Yeardye |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Leslie Norman | Director |
| James Bernard | Original Music Composer |
| Gerald Gibbs | Director of Photography |
| James Needs | Editor |
| Philip Leakey | Makeup Artist, Makeup Effects |
| John Hollingsworth | Music Director |
| Jack Curtis | Special Effects |
| Jock May | Sound Mixer |
| Len Harris | Camera Operator |
| Christopher Sutton | Assistant Director |
| Alfred Cox | Sound Editor |
| June Randall | Continuity |
| Molly Arbuthnot | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Edward Marshall | Art Direction |
| Mike Rutter | Clapper Loader |
| Jimmy Sangster | Screenplay, Production Manager, Story |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Anthony Hinds | Producer |
| Michael Carreras | Executive Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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