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Actors: Dean Jagger, Edward Chapman, Leo McKern, William Lucas
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about X the Unknown |
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X THE UNKNOWN is a Hammer production written by Jimmy Sangster and directed by Leslie Norman in 1956.
Scotland. Dean Jagger, a scientist, is asked by the army to investigate a radioactive spot that has appeared in the middle of a field. Soon several people are found severely burnt as if they had been in contact with radioactivity. Jagger thinks that an energy being, coming from the center of the Earth, is looking for different sources of energy in order to survive. The nuclear plant nearby could be its next target. Gasp!
The Blob, Hammer style.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Giant monster movie?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- scientist
Age:
- 60's-90's
Hair color?
- bald
Hair type
- (man) bald
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- English/British
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavy
Body type
- fat (man)
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- An "It".
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th Century (1950-1970)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Forests?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Tone of movie
- depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Check here if B&W
Yes
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- None
Kinds of F/X
- exploding bombs
- nasty human transformations
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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