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X: The Unknown

“It rises from 2000 miles below the earth to melt everything in its path!”

★ 6.1 / 10 (78 votes)September 21, 195681 minEN
HorrorScience FictionMystery

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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Movie facts

Release dateSeptember 21, 1956
StatusReleased
Runtime81 min
Rating★ 6.1 / 10
Certification—
Original languageEnglish
CountryUnited Kingdom
Budget—
Revenue—
ProductionHammer Film Productions
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Crew

Director

Leslie Norman

Writers

Jimmy Sangster, Jimmy Sangster

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Cast

Dean JaggerDean JaggerDr. Adam Royston
Leo McKernLeo McKernInspector McGill
William LucasWilliam LucasPeter Elliott
Edward ChapmanEdward ChapmanJohn Elliott
John HarveyJohn HarveyMaj. Cartwright
Michael RipperMichael RipperSgt. Harry Grimsdyke
Anthony NewleyAnthony NewleyLCpl. 'Spider' Webb
Ian MacNaughtonIan MacNaughtonPvt. Haggis
Peter HammondPeter HammondLt. Bannerman
Kenneth CopeKenneth CopePvt. Lansing
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Michael BrookeWillie Harding
Frazer HinesFrazer HinesIan Osborn
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