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X the Unknown (1956)

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.
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Leslie Norman profile
Leslie Norman

Director

Jimmy Sangster profile
Jimmy Sangster

Screenplay

Cast

Dean Jagger profile
Dean Jagger

Dr. Adam Royston

Leo McKern profile
Leo McKern

Inspector McGill

William Lucas profile
William Lucas

Peter Elliott

Edward Chapman profile
Edward Chapman

John Elliott

John Harvey profile
John Harvey

Maj. Cartwright

Michael Ripper profile
Michael Ripper

Sgt. Harry Grimsdyke

Anthony Newley profile
Anthony Newley

LCpl. 'Spider' Webb

Ian MacNaughton profile
Ian MacNaughton

Pvt. Haggis

Peter Hammond profile
Peter Hammond

Lt. Bannerman

Kenneth Cope profile
Kenneth Cope

Pvt. Lansing

Michael Brooke profile
Michael Brooke

Willie Harding

Frazer Hines profile
Frazer Hines

Ian Osborn

Dean Jagger profile
Dean Jagger

Dr. Adam Royston

Leo McKern profile
Leo McKern

Inspector McGill

William Lucas profile
William Lucas

Peter Elliott

Edward Chapman profile
Edward Chapman

John Elliott

John Harvey profile
John Harvey

Maj. Cartwright

Michael Ripper profile
Michael Ripper

Sgt. Harry Grimsdyke

Anthony Newley profile
Anthony Newley

LCpl. 'Spider' Webb

Ian MacNaughton profile
Ian MacNaughton

Pvt. Haggis

Peter Hammond profile
Peter Hammond

Lt. Bannerman

Kenneth Cope profile
Kenneth Cope

Pvt. Lansing

Michael Brooke profile
Michael Brooke

Willie Harding

Frazer Hines profile
Frazer Hines

Ian Osborn

Extra

Release Date

September 21, 1956

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Hammer Film Productions logo

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