Outdated but with an original storyline that is to be praised. The plot concept seems a bit too drawn out and has a predictable ending. Donlevy acts more like an organized crime boss heavy than a refined scientist...still it's one of the better made films of the genre for its t...( read more)
Brian Donlevy, Jack Warner, Margia Dean
A missile, launched by the team led by Prof. Quatermass, lands in the English countryside. Of the three members of the crew, two have mysteriously disappeared. The third one, barely alive, undergoes a...( read more
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October 2, 2008
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August 29, 2009
What a terrific and chilling film! Also known as "The Creeping Unknown". Great cast, genuinely eerie. The acting is quite good, especially Brian Donlevy. This must have been amazing in 1955.
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January 27, 2009
Parásito espacial que puede apoderarse de la tierra, un buen argumento
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October 27, 2007
Great horror film. Like "The Fiend without a Face", my "food and drink" re Saturday matinees when I was a kid.
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