X: The Unknown
It rises from 2000 miles below the earth to melt everything in its path!
1956 · 1h 21m · APPROVED
Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
Directed by
Joseph Losey
,
Leslie Norman
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X: The Unknown
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Joseph Losey Director
- Leslie Norman Director
- Dean Jagger as Dr. Adam Royston
- Leo McKern as Inspector McGill
- William Lucas as Peter Elliott
- Edward Chapman as John Elliott
- John Harvey as Maj. Cartwright
- Michael Ripper as Sgt. Harry Grimsdyke
- Anthony Newley as LCpl. 'Spider' Webb
- Marianne Brauns as Zena, the Nurse
- Ian MacNaughton as Pvt. Haggis
- Peter Hammond as Lt. Bannerman
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