Movie
X: The Unknown
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1956-09-21
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Genres
- Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Hammer Film Productions
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Dean Jagger as Dr. Adam Royston
- Leo McKern as Inspector McGill
- William Lucas as Peter Elliott
- Edward Chapman as John Elliott
- John Harvey as Maj. Cartwright
- Michael Ripper as Sgt. Harry Grimsdyke
- Anthony Newley as LCpl. 'Spider' Webb
- Ian MacNaughton as Pvt. Haggis
- Peter Hammond as Lt. Bannerman
- Kenneth Cope as Pvt. Lansing
- Michael Brooke as Willie Harding
- Frazer Hines as Ian Osborn
Crew
- Leslie Norman - Director
- Jimmy Sangster - Screenplay
- Jimmy Sangster - Story
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