X the Unknown
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- Stian Andreassen8 april 2026From Prof. Quatermass to Dr. Frankenstein, Hammer Studio was a powerhouse of sci-fi and fantasy in the 50s and 60s, usually with a dash of horror in the mix. This one was released between The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) and Quatermass 2 (1957), and sort of falls into the same format – creepy whodunnit creature features drenched in paranoia, with an American lead. X is lightly inspired by Godzilla (1954), where the creature of the feature is terrestrial, rather than from another planet. And like Godzilla it has ‘atomic’ features. Mild-mannered Dean Jagger feels a little out of place as the nuclear scientist who must both convince the millitary of the threat and come up with a sollution to neutralize it. He’s too soft-spoken and grandfatherly to pull it off convincingly. The special effects are few and far between, but when we get to see them they are stellar. You can tell The Blob (1958) was heavily inspired by this movie.
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X the Unknown was released on 21 september 1956.
X the Unknown was directed by Leslie Norman.
X the Unknown has a runtime of 81m.
X the Unknown was produced by Anthony Hinds.
Army radiation experiments awaken a subterranean monster from a fissure that feeds on energy and proceeds to terrorise a remote Scottish village. An American research scientist at a nearby nuclear plant joins with a British investigator to discover why the victims were radioactively burned and why, shortly thereafter, a series of radiation-related incidents are occurring in an ever-growing straight line away from the fissure.
The key characters in X the Unknown are Dr. Adam Royston (Dean Jagger), Inspector McGill (Leo McKern), Peter Elliott (William Lucas).
X the Unknown is rated Approved.
X the Unknown is a Science Fiction, Skräck, Mystik film.
X the Unknown has an audience rating of 4.5 out of 10.
X the Unknown had a budget of 60 000 US$.