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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
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:(1) Audio Commentary by director Val Guest and Marcus Hearn
(2) Audio Commentary by Film Historian/Screenwriter Gary Gerani -
Extras:Interview with director Val Guest by Marcus Hearn (8:12)
Interview with filmmaker John Carpenter on Quatermass (9:18)
"The Quatermass Xperiment: From Reality to Fiction" featurette (11:31)
"The Quatermass Xperiment: Comparing the Versions" featurette (6:57)
Trailer with commentary by Ernest Dickerson from Trailers from Hell (2:26)
Alternate Main Title (1:12)
Theatrical Trailer (2:14) -
Subtitles:English
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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
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Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by director Val Guest and Marcus Hearn
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Extras:Interview with director Val Guest (8:12)
Interview with filmmaker John Carpenter on Quatermass (9:17)
Featurettes:
- "The Quatermass Xperiment: From Reality to Fiction" (11:30)
- "The Quatermass Xperiment: Comparing the Versions" (6:57)
Trailer with commentary by Ernest Dickerson from Trailers from Hell (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
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Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by director Val Guest and Marcus Hearn
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Extras:Interview with director Val Guest (8:12)
Interview with filmmaker John Carpenter on Quatermass (9:17)
Featurettes:
- "The Quatermass Xperiment: From Reality to Fiction" (11:30)
- "The Quatermass Xperiment: Comparing the Versions" (6:57)
Trailer with commentary by Ernest Dickerson from Trailers from Hell (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
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Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:(1) Audio Commentary by director Val Guest and Marcus Hearn
(2) Audio Commentary by Film Historian/Screenwriter Gary Gerani -
Extras:Interview with director Val Guest by Marcus Hearn (8:12)
Interview with filmmaker John Carpenter on Quatermass (9:18)
"The Quatermass Xperiment: From Reality to Fiction" featurette (11:31)
"The Quatermass Xperiment: Comparing the Versions" featurette (6:57)
Trailer with commentary by Ernest Dickerson from Trailers from Hell (2:26)
Alternate Main Title (1:12)
Theatrical Trailer (2:14) -
Subtitles:English
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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
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
*The Film
Bonus films (in 1080i50*):
- "X: The Unknown" (1956) (76:25)
- "Quatermass 2" (1957) (81:08)
DISC TWO (DVD)
*The Film -
Subtitles:No
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080i50 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:*There are reports that the sequels are actually in upscaled SD.
Also available in a 13-disc "Hammer Horror: The Blu-ray Collection" set, with "Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)", "The Plague of the Zombies (1966)", "Quatermass and the Pit (1967)", "Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966)", "The Devil Rides Out (1968)", "The Mummy's Shroud (1967)", "The Reptile (1966)", "Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1973)", "Frankenstein Created Woman (1967)", "The Witches (1966)" + documentary series "The World of Hammer (1994)" (2 discs on DVD). -
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by Director Val Guest, Moderated by Hammer Historian Marcus Hearn
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Extras:Interview with director Val Guest by Marcus Hearn (8:13)
Interview with Val Guest by Stephen Gallagher [Manchester 2000] (36:37)
"From Reality to Science Fiction" featurette (11:29)
"A Creeping Xperiment" 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
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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 theatrical version is in 1.66:1 while the German theatrical version is in 1.33:1.
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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 -
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). The film has a new MGM logo at the beginning of the film.
- Blu-ray B Germany- Anolis - No cuts - Includes the original theatrical version (81:40) and the German theatrical version (81:40)
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Comparison added by Jari_Kovalainen on 08/04/14
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 09/01/24UPDATE 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.
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