Cast & Credits
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From left to right: Left: Val Guest working alongside SPFX men for the films finale. Middle: Brian Donlevy with a either a Shell Refinery Worker, or a Crew member having a talk. Right: Continuity lady June Randall discusses a scene with Brian Donlevy.
Brian Donlevy....Professor Bernard Quatermass.
John Longden....Chief Inspector Lomax.
Sidney James....Jimmy Hall.
Bryan Forbes....Marsh.
William Franklyn....Brand.
Vera Day....Sheila.
Charles Lloyd Pack....Dawson.
Tom Chatto....Vincent Broadhead M.P.
John Van Eyssen....The P.R.O.
Percy Herbert....Paddy Gorman.
Michael Ripper....Ernie.
John Rae...E.J McLeod.
Marianne Stone....Secretary.
Ronald Wilson....Young Man.
Jane Aird....Mrs McLeod.
Betty Impey....Kelly.
Lloyd Lamble....Inspector.
John Stuart....Police Commissioner.
Gilbert Davis....Banker.
Joyce Adams....Woman M.P.
Edwin Richfield....Peterson.
Howard Williams....Michaels.
Phillip Baird & Robert Raikes....Lab Assistants.
John Fabian....Intern.
George Merritt....Superintendent.
Arthur Blake....Constable.
Michael Balfour....Harry.
Jan Holden....Young Girl.(Uncredited).
Vernon Greeves....1st Man. (Uncredited).
Alastair Hunter....Labour M.P.(Uncredited).
Barry Lowe....Chris.(Uncredited).
Henry Rayner....Drunk.(uncredited).
Joan Schofield....Woman Shopper.(Uncredited).
Ronald Wilson....2nd Man. (Uncredited).
Executive Producer....Michael Carreras.
Director....Val Guest.
Producer....Anthony Hinds.
Assistant Director....Don Weeks.
Second Assistant Director....Stanley Goulder.
Third Assistant Director....Hugh Harlow.
Production Manager....John Workman.
Production Supervisor....Anthony Nelson Keys.
Screenplay....Nigel Kneale & Val Guest.
Based on the original BBC TV serial by Nigel Kneale.
Cinematography....Gerald Gibbs.
Editor....James Needs.
Assistant Editor....Michael Hart.
Camera Operator....Len Harris.
Focus Puller....Harry Oakes.
Clapper Loader....Alan Gatward.
Music Composer....James Bernard.
Conductor....John Hollingsworth.
Sound....Cliff Sandell.
Boom Operator....Claude Hitchcock.
Sound Editor....Alfred Cox.
Make Up....Phil Leakey.
Special Effects....Bill Warrington, Henry Harris & Frank George.
Special Effects Assistant....Brian Johnson.
Matte Artist/Painter....Les Bowie.
Art Director....Bernard Robinson.
Draughtsman....David Butcher.
Wardrobe....Rene Coke.
Continuity....June Randall.
Stills Photographer....John Jay.
Publicity....Bill Batchelor.
Master plasterer....Arthur Banks.
Property Master....Tom Money.
Construction Manager....Fred Ricketts.
A Hammer Film Production/Clarion Films.
Released in the USA by United Artists.
Released in the UK on the ABC Cinema circuit.
Cast
Credits
Running Time....85 Minutes.
Length of Feature....7632 FT.
B/W
Filmed On....Ilford 35MM.
Ratio....1.37:1.
Sound....Mono.
Budget....£92,000.
UK Cerfificate....X.
UK DVD Certificate....12.
Finland Certificate....K-16.
From left to right: Right: Bill Warrington carries a minature sphere for an SPFX shot. Middle: Percy Herbert poses for a publicity shot. Right: Michael Ripper & Percy Herbert pose for another publicity shot.
Chobham Common, Surrey. England.
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. England.
Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, SW1. England.
Ivinghoe Beacon, The Ridgeway, Buckinghamshire. England.
Parliament Square, Westminster, London, SW1. England.
Shell Haven Oil Refinery, Essex. England.
South Downs, Brighton, East Sussex. England (?).
Trafalgar Square,London, SW1. England.
Timeline
May 28th 1956....Principal Photography Starts.
June 18th 1956....Shooting At New Elstree Studios (Danziger Brothers) Ends.
July 13th 1956....Principal Photography Ends.
March 1957....The Film Is Shown At Hammer House In Wardour Street, London.
May 24th 1957....UK London Premiere at The London Pavilion.
June 17th 1957....UK General Release (Double Billed With...And God, Created Woman).
September 1957....US Theatrical Release (Date Unknown).
May 20th 1958....Released in Finland Theatrically.
Locations
From left to right: Left: Tom Chatto poses in full make up for a publicity shot. Middle: A SPFX man applies dry ice for the smouldering effect to Tom Chatto's make up. Right: Brian Donlevy & Tom Chatto pose for a publicity shot.
Aarde Tegen Satelliet....Belgian Title.
Terre Contre Satellite....Belgian Title.
Enemy From Space....USA Title.
Feinde Aus Dem Nichts....German Title.
O Inimigo Do Espaço....Portugese Title.
La Marque....French Title.
I Vampiri Dello Spazio....Italian Title.
Birth Of A Monster....Australian Title.
Vihollinen Avaruudesta....Finnish Title.
Vasallos Del Mal....Mexican Title.
Quatermass 2: Enemy From Space....Latter Day USA Title.
Dularfulla tilraunastöðin....Icelandic Title.
Biological invasion from outer space....(Translated) Japanese Title.
Goofs
1. When shot by Zombie Guards, actor Sid James's (Jimmy Hall) hat moves from atop of his head, & lolls behind, only to appear in the next edit - back in place on top of his head.
2. Vera Day's (Sheila) infection mark takes quite some time to appear upon her chest, she pants and sighs in apparent pain, but there is no mark for ages, then suddenly the mark appears - as if by magic.
3. Fleeing Broadheads death scene Brian Donlevy (Quatermass) is replaced by a body double, to do a running sequence between pipes & machinery. Trouble is the body double looks totally unlike Donlevy, & must be a good foot taller & a good few pounds lighter too.
4. When Quatermass returns to Lomax's Office after his visit to Winnerden, a reflection in a glass unit reveals a studio light.
5. During a shot near the end of the film, when the 'Things' burst from their Domes, one of the creatures loll's forward enough for us to see a huge piece of rubber waffle on it's underside.
6. The underside of 'Broadhead's' (Tom Chatto) suit is sometimes seen coated with black goo, & other times completely free of the mess.
Alternative Titles
From left to right; Left: Director val Guest chats to Brian Donlevy. Left Middle: Val Guest directs the Plant rebellion scene. Right Middle: Brian Donlevy poses for another publicity shot. Right: Brian Donlevy taking time out to have fun with some 'Zombie Guards'.
1.Actor John Rae appears as the same character in this film as he did in the original TV version.
2.The Shell Haven Oil Refinery location in Essex, which was used in the television serial was used again in this film.
3.'Quatermass 2'or'II' was deemed to be the first film to use a number in it's title, indicating that it was in fact a sequel. Although Nigel Kneale has pointed out that the title was used as an indicator to the Professors doomed Rocket.
4. Actress Vera Day had a minor car accident on the way to the studio to film her scenes.
5. Make-up man Phil Leakey revealed that Tom Chatto's make for the part of Broadhead, was industrial soap & oil.
6. Titanium Tetrachloride was used to achieve the smouldering effect for Mr Chatto's make-up.
Trivia
A Hammer Film Production.
Stephen Reed. 2008.
