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  • Actors: Brian Donlevy, John Longden, Sid James, Bryan Forbes, William Franklyn
  • Directors: Val Guest
  • Writers: Val Guest, Nigel Kneale, Richard H. Landau
  • Producers: Anthony Hinds, Michael Carreras, Robert L. Lippert
  • Format: Black & White, Full Screen, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Dd Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 8 Mar 2004
  • Run Time: 159 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0001DI57Q
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7,314 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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In 'The Quatermass Experiment' a missile is launched by Professor Quatermass and his team but when it lands back in England two crew members have disappeared but the third, who is barely alive, turns into a 'thing'. The 'thing' starts killing humans and animals to feed its transformation... In 'Quatermass 2' Quatermass is intrigued by strange images on his radar. Thinking them to be meteorites he follows them to a village which, on his arrival, he finds has been destroyed...

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4.0 out of 5 stars Hammer hits, 22 Jun 2005
By Sally-Anne "mynameissally" (Leicestershire, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Hammer turned out a mixed bag of films, ranging from the frightful to the fantastic. The Quatermass films were among the best - and they got better. "The Quatermass Xperiment" (1955) was very good, "Quatermass 2" (1957) was even better and "Quatermass and the Pit" (1967) was better still. They all involve very different kinds of invasions of Earth by completely unrelated aliens and in each case, it's the brilliant and resourceful Quatermass whose involvement is crucial in the fight against the invader.

The Director, Val Guest, was given the job of editing Nigel Kneal's original, wonderful scripts, in order to condense each 3 hour series into films of less than one and a half hours. He had to make some radical chops and changes and Nigel Kneal was not entirely pleased about some of them. He was particularly unhappy about Hammer's choice of actor to play Quatermass, that meant changing his quiet, kindly English professor to a charmless, overbearing American. If you also happen to love the original series (as I do), you'll sympathise with Kneal. Brian Donlevy is nothing like Kneal's creation. But it's also easy to see the problem from Guest's point of view. He had to reduce the running time of each series by more than half and Donlevy is a brisk Quatermass, striding from scene to scene without pausing to ponder, debate or doubt the efficacy of his actions. Not only was there no time for the thoughtful deliberation of a careful, scholarly English prof. but it was decided that the films must have a well known American actor in the lead role if they were to sell in America. No wonder Guest was so pleased to have bagged Donlevy to play Quatermass.

So the films differ considerably from the BBC series they're based upon. Even so, these films are still very good and a remarkable achievement in light of the challenges: the time allowed for the films, the limited budget and technology. They include some fine actors. Look out for Richard Wordsworth, Thora Hird, Gordon Jackson, Lionel Jeffries, Jack Warner and even a very young Jane Asher in "The Quatermass Xperiment". In "Quatermass 2" you'll spot Syd James, Bryan Forbes, William Franklyn and Michael Ripper. There are no subtitles unfortunately. The sound on both films is fairly clear most of the time but there are a couple of occasion when subtitles would have been helpful. There are two booklets of viewing notes included with the package, one for each film and both worth a read.

I recommend these films and also Hammer's "Quatermass and the Pit" (my personal favourite) that isn't included in this package. And if you want the full glory of the full story, I would recommend that you search Amazon for "The Quatermass Collection" which includes all three BBC series.

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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I thought I was dreaming...but here it is!, 24 April 2003
By Alan Altman "Dr. Alan S. Altman" (Miami, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Quatermass 2 [DVD] [1957] (DVD)
As a young teen here in the States, I saw "Quatermass 2" in a local theater and thought it to be superior film-making. This example of UK Sci-fi has been most professionally done and is far superior to the "War of the Worlds" or even "Forbidden Planet" special effects-based American attempts. I have been looking for it ever since the advent of VHS tape. There was a time when I woundered if it was a figment of my imagination since so few people in the US had ever heard of it and it has never appeared on American television. "Quatermass 2" is a serious attempt at quality filmaking in the Robert Wise "Day the Earth Stood Still" genre. While escapist in theme, the filmakers obviously did a most thorough job in presenting the piece with an almost "film noir" look to it. It was always a dream of mine to see it once again. See this film! You will not be dissapointed.
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Quatermass is Back!!, 17 April 2003
By E. A. Redfearn "eredfearn2" (Middlesbrough) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Quatermass 2 [DVD] [1957] (DVD)
As far as I know, this Quatermass classic has never been released on video. Now, it makes a welcome return to DVD to satisfy Quatermass fans like myself everywhere. Filmed on a low budget, and curiously enough, in the same plant as where the original television series (first shown during the autumn of 1955) locations were filmed. Fast moving, exciting, and thought provoking (the secrecy which surrounds Whitehall for instance, sounds familiar?) Brian Donlevy who was brought from the states to portray the lead in order to sell the film to the American market, does play the part with agression, style and with much thought, to the original writer Nigel Kneale's profound annoyance! A really good all round entertaining film, aided by a wonderful music score; listen to the music at the opening credits for instance; it will make your spine tingle.
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