Quatermass and his assistant Marsh arrive at the scene. [124] Market research carried out by the company showed that it was the horror aspect of the film, rather than the science fiction, that most appealed to audiences. [8] Hammer was not so reticent, deciding from the outset that they would deliberately pursue an ‘X’ Certificate. [31] Donlevy, in his own words, specialised in "he-men roles – rough, tough and realistic". [84] Bernard composed the music at his piano and then worked out the orchestration, which was performed by the Royal Opera House Orchestra. Qualifizierte Bestellungen werden kostenlos geliefert. [9] The opening thirty minutes of the television version are covered in just two minutes in the Hammer film. [49] It performed extremely well during its West End run, taking £3,500 a week at the box office. Young workers are dying because of a mysterious epidemic in a little village in Cornwall. The escape is successful, but not before Carroon smashes a potted cactus in his hospital room, which fuses to his flesh. [49] "X is not an unknown quantity" was the tagline Exclusive Films used to sell the picture to cinema managers, urging them to "Xploit the Xcitement" of the film. [74] Unable to secure a sale, he retitled it again, this time to The Creeping Unknown. Quatermass Xperiment is a little wooden by today’s standards, and although it opens with a rocket crash-landing back to earth in the first five minutes, the first act that follows is a little sluggish. [87] Bernard's biographer, David Huckvale, argues that Bernard's use of atonal strings to create a sense of menace predates Bernard Herrmann's score for Psycho (1960), which is usually cited as the first film to employ the technique. [99] It opened in US theatres in June 1956 and was so successful that United Artists offered to part-fund a sequel. Carroon disappears into the London night, leaving her unharmed, but completely traumatized. He leaves Marsh behind, walking off into the dark, and sometime later a second manned rocketship roars into outer space. Doctor Thompson is helpless and asks professor James Forbes for help. Despite its obvious horror angles, production is crammed with incident and suspense". Discover some of our favorites from the wide range of films the Academy chose to honor with a recap of the big winners at the 2021 Oscars. [citation needed], The Quatermass Experiment was originally a six-part TV serial broadcast by BBC Television in 1953. After that, there is a nightmarish wavering distortion of the cabin's atmosphere, and the men react as if something frightening, yet not visible, is there with them. [35] It was originally intended to make the crash site look more spectacular by setting fire to the field but bad weather interfered. Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [115], The success of The Quatermass Xperiment came at an opportune time for Hammer. [74] For instance, Paul Dehn in the News Chronicle said, "This is the best and nastiest horror film I have seen since the War. [9] Hammer's offer met some resistance within the BBC, with one executive expressing reservations that The Quatermass Experiment was not suitable material for the company, but the rights were nevertheless sold for an advance of £500. [63] The budget was £42,000, low even by the standards of Hammer at the time. [16] Landau made significant changes in condensing the action to less than half the length of the original teleplay. [44] Guest, aware of the risk of an actor going over the top with the part, directed Wordsworth to "hold back just a mite of what you're feeling". 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