---
title: 'X the Unknown (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Leslie Norman'
released: '1956-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 80
genres:
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/x-the-unknown-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049967/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# X the Unknown (1956)

1956 · 80 min · Horror, Science Fiction · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

X the Unknown is a 1956 British science fiction horror film from Hammer Film Productions, directed by Leslie Norman and starring Dean Jagger, Leo McKern and Edward Chapman. The screenplay was written by Jimmy Sangster, his first for a feature film. In the film, a group of scientists and military personnel investigate a mysterious series of deaths by radiation exposure in rural Scotland.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Leslie Norman](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-norman), [Joseph Losey](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-losey)
- **Screenplay:** [Jimmy Sangster](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmy-sangster)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Bernard](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-bernard)
- **Producer:** [Anthony Hinds](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-hinds)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gerald Gibbs](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-gibbs)
- **Editor:** [James Needs](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-needs)

## Cast

- [Ian MacNaughton](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-macnaughton)
- [Anthony Newley](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-newley)
- [Edward Chapman](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-chapman)
- [Dean Jagger](https://cinepixo.com/people/dean-jagger)
- [John Harvey](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-harvey)
- [Leo McKern](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-mckern)

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