Watch The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) Free Online

Release Date: 1955

Cast: Jane Asher, Richard Wordsworth, Brian Donlevy, Lionel Jeffries, Dean Jagger, Thora Hird, Jack Warner, Gordon Jackson

Categories: Movies, Alien Film, Horror, Black-And-White, Sci-Fi Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction

The Quatermass Xperiment (US title: The Creeping Unknown) is a 1955 British science fiction horror film. Made by Hammer Film Productions, it was based on the 1953 BBC Television serial The Quatermass Experiment written by Nigel Kneale. It was directed by Val Guest and stars Brian Donlevy as the eponymous Professor Bernard Quatermass. Jack Warner, Richard Wordsworth and Margia Dean appear in supporting roles. The plot of the film involves the return to Earth of astronaut Victor Carroon (Wordsworth), who has become the first man in space in a rocket ship of Quatermass's design. However, it... MORE

The Quatermass Xperiment (US title: The Creeping Unknown) is a 1955 British science fiction horror film. Made by Hammer Film Productions, it was based on the 1953 BBC Television serial The Quatermass Experiment written by Nigel Kneale. It was directed by Val Guest and stars Brian Donlevy as the eponymous Professor Bernard Quatermass. Jack Warner, Richard Wordsworth and Margia Dean appear in supporting roles. The plot of the film involves the return to Earth of astronaut Victor Carroon (Wordsworth), who has become the first man in space in a rocket ship of Quatermass's design. However, it becomes very clear that something infected Carroon during the flight, and he rapidly begins mutating into an alien organism which, if it spores, will destroy humanity. Quatermass and his associates have just a few hours to track the creature down and prevent an apocalypse. The film presents a heavily compressed version of the events of the original television serial. The most significant plot change occurs at the climax of the film. In the television version, Quatermass appeals to the last vestiges of Carroon's humanity and convinces him to commit suicide in order to save the world. In the film, LESS