X the Unknown

1956
Approved
1h 21m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

3.4K

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Horror Sci-Fi

A radioactive, mud-like creature terrorizes a Scottish village.A radioactive, mud-like creature terrorizes a Scottish village.A radioactive, mud-like creature terrorizes a Scottish village.

Directors
- Leslie Norman
- Joseph Losey
Writer
- Jimmy Sangster
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

3.4K

YOUR RATING

Directors
- Leslie Norman
- Joseph Losey
Writer
- Jimmy Sangster
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Dean Jagger

Dr. Adam Royston

Edward Chapman

John Elliott

Leo McKern

Insp. 'Mac' McGill

Anthony Newley

LCpl. 'Spider' Webb

Jameson Clark

Jack Harding

William Lucas

Peter Elliott

Peter Hammond

Lt. Bannerman

Marianne Brauns

Zena, the Nurse

Ian MacNaughton

Haggis
(as Ian McNaughton)

Michael Ripper

Sgt. Harry Grimsdyke

John Harvey

Maj. Cartwright

Edwin Richfield

Soldier Burned on Back

Jane Aird

Vi Harding

Norman MacOwan

Old Tom
(as Norman Macowan)

Neil Hallett

Unwin
(as Neil Hallet)

Kenneth Cope

Sapper Lansing

Michael Brooke

Willie Harding
(as Michael Brook)

Frazer Hines

Ian Osborn
(as Fraser Hines)

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Trivia
The film was originally intended to have been a sequel to another Hammer success, The Quatermass Xperiment (1955), but creator Nigel Kneale vetoed the use of his character(s) by another writer - hence Prof. Bernard Quatermass swiftly became Dr. Adam Royston.

Goofs
Lansing watches the stick sinking in a pool of liquid, but in a later long shot the stick in seen firmly standing in dry ground.

Quotes
Major Cartwright: You know this Royston chap - brilliant, of course, I'm sure - but the trouble with some of these scientific types is they can't see the easy way out of anything. It's got to be complicated if it's going to work.

Connections
Featured in TJ and the All Night Theatre: X the Unknown (1979)

Soundtracks
Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22: V. Finale: Allegro vivace
(uncredited)
Written by Antonín Dvorák

A really neat Sci-Fi/Horror item about a superheated blob creature that haunts the Scottish moors. Believably acted by a cast of veterans, and loaded with terrific suspense. Hammer Films once again demonstrates what can be done with a small budget and lots of imagination. Watch for this one!