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The Quatermass Xperiment (Original title)Shock!! (Alternative title)The Quatermass Experiment (Alternative title)The Creeping Unknown (Alternative title)
Dates: 1955 (Copyright), 28 November 1955 (Release)

Countries: United Kingdom, USA

Directed by: Val Guest

Synopsis: Hunt in London for the survivor of a rocket ship who is being transmuted from a human being into a monster capable of reproducing itself at such a rate that in a short time the whole nation could be destroyed.

Genres:
Horror, Science Fiction

Subjects:
Astronauts, Aliens, Scientists
Releases
Date: 1955Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 82 mins Length: 7372 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Exclusive

Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (11)
In: Film Review vSpec. n53 Alien v Predator  Pages: 64-68
Title: Retrospective: the quatermass experimentAuthor: MAXFORD, Howard Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Val Guest, director of The QUATERMASS EXPERIMENT, composer James Bernard and Nigel Kneale, writer of the original scripts for the TV series all discuss the finance, casting and special effects for the 1955 UK science-fiction movie.

In: StarBurst n299 May 2003  Page: 64
Title: The Quatermass XperimentAuthor: VINCENT-RUDZKI, Jan Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Sight and Sound v13 n8 August 2003  Page: 69
Title: Home movies: reviewsAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Filmfax n61 Jun/Jul 1997  Page: 54,55
Title: The Quatermass XperimentAuthor: EKSTEDT, Richard A. Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: The House that Hammer Built n1 February 1997  Pages: 26-31
Title: The Quatermass ExperimentArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Extended feature on The QUATERMASS EXPERIMENT, including original reviews, credits and synopsis

In: Dark Terrors n12 June 1996  Page: 30
Title: No terror like the Quatermass ExperimentArticle type: TranscriptLanguage: English
Description: From the original publicity for The QUATERMASS EXPERIMENT

In: Dark Terrors n8 April 1994  Pages: 20-33
Title: QuatermassAuthor: MURPHY, Mike Article type: Prod. ReportLanguage: English
Description: On the making of the The QUATERMASS EXPERIMENT, QUATERMASS II, and QUATERMASS AND THE PIT

In: Today's Cinema v85 n7336 23 Aug 1955  Page: 8
Title: [Today's Cinema - v85 n7336 23 Aug 1955: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v22 n261 October 1955  Page: 150
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v22 n261 October 1955: no known title]Language: English

In: Variety 7 Sep 1955  Page: 6
Title: [Variety - 7 Sep 1955: no known title]Language: English

In:   Page: 19
Title: [ - : no known title]


Books held in BFI Reuben Library (8)
Title: Into the unknown: the fantastic life of Nigel Kneale
Author: MURRAY, Andy  Pages: 335 pages

Title: Into the unknown: the fantastic life of Nigel Kneale
Author: MURRAY, Andy  Pages: 191 p.

Title: British science fiction television: a hitchhiker's guide
Author: COOK, John R  Pages: viii, 296 p.

Title: Telefantasy
Author: JOHNSON, Catherine  Pages: 181 p.

Title: Small screens, big ideas: television in the 1950s
Author: THUMIM, Janet  Pages: viii, 262p.

Title: "Why can't you scientists leave things alone?" Science questioned in British films of the post-war period (1945-1970)
Author: JONES, Robert A.  Pages: p.

Title: The Quatermass experiment
Author: KNEALE, Nigel  Pages: 190p
Description: First published: Penguin Books, 1959.

Title: The Quatermass experiment; a play for television in six parts
Author: KNEALE, Nigel  Pages: 191, [1]p.