The definitive science-horror story and the film that catapulted Hammer from a B-picture studio into the majors, The Quatermass Xperiment still retains its power to shock seven decades after its initial release. Brian Donlevy stars as the legendary Professor Quatermass, alongside Jack Warner, Margia Dean and Richard Wordsworth in this brand-new 4K restoration from original film elements, presented in both its original as-filmed fullscreen and as-exhibited widescreen aspect ratios.

When the British-American Rocket Group sends an experimental manned spacecraft into outer space they soon lose contact and it crash-lands over two days later. But, as the scientists force entry to rescue the three-man crew, they find to their horror only one astronaut and two empty space-suits...

Extras:

Brand-new 5.1 mix for 1.37:1 and 1.66:1 versions alongside the original mono film soundtrack.
Additional German and Italian audio for the 1.37:1 and 1.66:1 versions. English, French, Italian, Spanish and German subtitles on all versions of the film.
Packaged in a high-end, leather-feel slipcase with debossed red and silver titling.
Rigid inner box featuring new artwork by cult favourite artist Graham Humphreys.
Double-sided poster of original one-sheets.
Eight art cards featuring facsimiles of the original UK cinema lobby cards.
180-page booklet featuring new and reprint articles and reproductions of original publicity.
56-page comic featuring a reprint of the comic strip from legendary 1970s magazine The House of Hammer.
The discs feature:
New commentary with actor and comedian Toby Hadoke, Nigel Kneale’s biographer Andy Murray and Wayne Kinsey, writer of numerous books on Hammer.
New commentary with Stephen R. Bissette, artist and film historian.
New commentary with filmmaker and Hammer expert Constantine Nasr and writer/producer Dr Steve Haberman.
Archive 2003 commentary with director Val Guest and Hammer expert Marcus Hearn.
The Legend of Nigel Kneale: The Creeping Unknown. Who was Nigel Kneale? Toby Hadoke investigates the man and his influence in part one of a brand-new two-part documentary.
Unstoppable: Unleashing The Quatermass Xperiment. A close look at the making of The Quatermass Xperiment, with contributions from Jon Dear, Stephen Gallagher, Toby Hadoke, Wayne Kinsey, Andy Murray and Stephen Volk.
The Quatermass Experiment: the remaining two episodes of the landmark 1953 BBC serial.
Patient Zero. Award-winning actor and writer James Swanton, who played Carroon in the live, 70th anniversary production of The Quatermass Experiment, examines the life and career of Richard Wordsworth.
Monstrous! Stephen R. Bissette talks briefly about Phil Leakey and the make-up effects used in the film, for a section trimmed from the audio commentary.
The Eric Winstone Bandshow. A musical short from Hammer that played alongside The Quatermass Xperiment at the August 1955 UK premiere.
The Kneale Tapes. A 2003 BBC documentary that explores the career of Nigel Kneale, arguably one of the most significant writers of the post-war generation.
Cartier and Kneale in Conversation. From the 2005 BBC DVD. Writer Nigel Kneale and producer Rudolph Cartier reminisce about their work on the seminal Quatermass series.
Making Demons. From the 2005 BBC DVD. An interview with Jack Kine and Bernard Wilkie, visual effects pioneers at the BBC.
Val Guest 2000 interview from the Festival of Fantastic Films archive.
Val Guest 2003 interview from original UK DVD release of The Quatermass Xperiment.
Exhuming The Quatermass Xperiment. A look behind-the-scenes at how the new 4K restoration of The Quatermass Xperiment was made.
Original trailers, foreign titles, Super 8 cut-down versions and the original BBFC censor cards for both The Quatermass Xperiment and The Eric Winstone Bandshow.
Extensive image gallery of stills and publicity material, alongside tracks from James Bernard’s score.
Quatermass and the Pit Omnibus Titles. From the 2005 BBC DVD. The bespoke titles used for the omnibus repeat edition of the third Quatermass TV series.
TV Series Photo Gallery. From the 2005 BBC DVD. Rare photos of the original BBC productions.
The booklet features:
New article on the making of The Quatermass Xperiment by writer and researcher Sarah Morgan.
New article by Andrew Pixley on the original BBC television series and its impact on an unsuspecting public.
New article by Jon Dear on the relationship between BBC and Exclusive/Hammer.
New article on Nigel Kneale's early years as a jobbing scriptwriter by Kneale's biographer Andy Murray.
New article on a previously uninvestigated corner of Hammer history by Andrew Pixley: the musical short features Hammer were making at the time of Xperiment’s success.
Archive article by Denis Meikle on The Quatermass Xperiment's production and reception.
New article by Hammer expert Wayne Kinsey, who unpicks the differences between the TV series, the draft scripts and the final film.