---
title: 'The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Val Guest'
released: '1955-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-quatermass-xperiment-1955'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049646/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)

1955 · 85 min · Horror, Science Fiction · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Quatermass Xperiment is a 1955 British science-fiction horror film from Hammer Film Productions, based on the 1953 BBC Television serial The Quatermass Experiment written by Nigel Kneale. The film was directed and co-written by Val Guest, produced by Anthony Hinds, and stars Brian Donlevy as the titular Professor Bernard Quatermass and Richard Wordsworth as the tormented astronaut Carroon. Jack Warner, David King-Wood, and Margia Dean appear in co-starring roles.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Val Guest](https://cinepixo.com/people/val-guest)
- **Screenplay:** [Val Guest](https://cinepixo.com/people/val-guest), [Nigel Kneale](https://cinepixo.com/people/nigel-kneale)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Bernard](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-bernard)
- **Producer:** [Anthony Hinds](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-hinds)
- **Director of Photography:** [Walter J. Harvey](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-j-harvey)
- **Editor:** [James Needs](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-needs)

## Cast

- [Brian Donlevy](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-donlevy) as Bernard Quatermass
- [Margia Dean](https://cinepixo.com/people/margia-dean)
- [Jack Warner](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-warner)
- [Marianne Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/marianne-stone)
- [Ernest Hare](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-hare)
- [Jane Asher](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-asher)
- [Gordon Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-jackson)
- [Jack Warner](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-warner-2)
- [Richard Wordsworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-wordsworth)
- [Sam Kydd](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-kydd)
- [Lionel Jeffries](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-jeffries)
- [Harold Lang](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-lang)
- [David King-Wood](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-king-wood)
- [Thora Hird](https://cinepixo.com/people/thora-hird)
- [Arthur Lovegrove](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-lovegrove)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-quatermass-xperiment-1955
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