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Quatermass Xperiment (The) AKA Shock AKA The Creeping Unknown (Blu-ray) (1955)
A spacecraft returns to earth with only one terrified passenger left aboard ... and a creeping monster.Director: Val Guest
Year of Copyright: 1955
Year of Production: 1954-55
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:(1.) Audio commentary by director Val Guest and film historian Marcus Hearn (2003)
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Extras:2003 Interview with director Val Guest by Marcus Hearn (8:12)
2014 Interview with filmmaker John Carpenter on Quatermass 2 (9:18)
"The Quatermass Xperiment: From Reality to Fiction" 2014 featurette (11:31)
"The Quatermass Xperiment: Comparing the Versions" 2014 featurette (6:57)
"Trailers from Hell : The Quatermass Xperiment with Ernest Dickerson" 2013 featurette (2:26)
Alternate Main Title (1:12)
Theatrical Trailer (2:14) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 1509Kbps, 16-bit)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by director Val Guest and film historian Marcus Hearn (2003)
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Extras:2003 Interview with director Val Guest (8:12)
2014 Interview with filmmaker John Carpenter on Quatermass (9:17)
2014 Featurettes:
- "The Quatermass Xperiment: From Reality to Fiction" (11:30)
- "The Quatermass Xperiment: Comparing the Versions" (6:57)
"Trailers from Hell : The Quatermass Xperiment with Ernest Dickerson" 2013 featurette (2:26)
Alternate Main Title (1:12)
Theatrical Trailer (2:13) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 1509Kbps, 16-bit)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by director Val Guest and film historian Marcus Hearn (2003)
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Extras:2003 Interview with director Val Guest (8:12)
2014 Interview with filmmaker John Carpenter on Quatermass (9:17)
2014 Featurettes:
- "The Quatermass Xperiment: From Reality to Fiction" (11:30)
- "The Quatermass Xperiment: Comparing the Versions" (6:57)
"Trailers from Hell : The Quatermass Xperiment with Ernest Dickerson" 2013 featurette (2:26)
Alternate Main Title (1:12)
Theatrical Trailer (2:13) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 1509Kbps, 16-bit)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:(1.) Audio commentary by director Val Guest and film historian Marcus Hearn (2003)
(2.) Audio commentary by film historian Gary Gerani (2023) -
Extras:2003 Interview with director Val Guest by Marcus Hearn (8:12)
2014 Interview with filmmaker John Carpenter on Quatermass 2 (9:18)
"The Quatermass Xperiment: From Reality to Fiction" 2014 featurette (11:31)
"The Quatermass Xperiment: Comparing the Versions" 2014 featurette (6:57)
"Trailers from Hell : The Quatermass Xperiment with Ernest Dickerson" 2013 featurette (2:26)
Alternate Main Title (1:12)
Theatrical Trailer (2:14) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 1509Kbps, 16-bit)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
* "X the Unknown" (76:25)
* "Quatermass 2" (81:08)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* "The Quatermass Xperiment" -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080i50 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 1536Kbps, 16-bit)
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Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:5021456196388
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Notes:An open matte transfer.
There are reports that the X the Unknown and Quatermass 2 are actually in upscaled SD (in 1080i50).
The film has a new MGM logo at the beginning of the film.
Also available in a 13-disc "Hammer Horror: The Blu-ray Collection" set, with Dracula: Prince of Darkness, The Plague of the Zombies, Quatermass and the Pit, Rasputin the Mad Monk, The Devil Rides Out, The Mummy's Shroud, The Reptile, Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell, Frankenstein Created Woman, The Witches (1966) and The World of Hammer (1990). -
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Extras:* The Film: UK version (81:40)
* The Film: German version (81:40)
Audio commentary by director Val Guest, Moderated by film historian Marcus Hearn (2003)
2003 Interview with director Val Guest by Marcus Hearn (8:13)
2000 Interview with Val Guest by Stephen Gallagher [Manchester Festival of Fantastic Films] (36:37)
"From Reality to Science Fiction" 2016 featurette (11:29)
"A Creeping Xperiment" 2016 featurette featuring a comparison between the British original version and the American version (German text) (6:55)
US title sequence (1:11)
English Super 8 version (26:48)
German comic (15:52)
German film programs (4:31)
Image gallery (2:00)
US trailer (2:10) -
Subtitles:Original Version: German
German Version: None -
Aspect Ratio:1.66:1 / 1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Original Version:
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (theatrical dub)
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (TV dub)
German Version:
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The original UK version is in 1.66:1 while the German version is in 1.37:1.
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OVERALL: Draw
The US/Canadian 2023 releases and the German release for the differing exclusive extras.
Also known as:
- X the Experiment
- The Quatermass Experiment
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Kino Lorber - No cuts
- Blu-ray A America- Kino Lorber - No cuts (82:05)
- Blu-ray A Canada- Kino Lorber - No cuts (82:05)
- Blu-ray A Canada- Kino Lorber - No cuts.
- Blu-ray B Australia- Shock Entertainment - No cuts (78:38 - 25fps)
- Blu-ray B Germany- Anolis - No cuts - Includes the original UK version (81:40) and the German version (81:40)
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Comparison added by Jari_Kovalainen on 08/04/14
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 12/10/24UPDATE LOG:
09/05/14: Added DVDBeaver link.
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05/12/14: Added US release.
09/01/24: Added US 2023, Canada x2, Germany.
12/10/24: Dates.
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