Quatermass 2 (1957)
Average Rating: 6.3/10
Reviews Counted: 8
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 2
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Critic Reviews: 2
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 1
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Originally titled Quatermass II, Enemy from Space was the sequel to The Quatermass Xperiment (US title: The Creeping Unknown). Based on the British TV serial by Nigel Kneale (who reportedly disliked the finished product), the film stars Brian Donlevy, repeating the role of Professor Quatermass. This time, the good professor must contend with a "meteor shower" which turns out to be a secret alien invasion. The extraterrestrials arrive on earth in rocklike vehicles, then take over the minds and
May 23, 2000
Cast
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Brian Donlevy
Prof. Bernard Quatermas... -
John Longden
Inspector Lomax -
Sidney James
Jimmy Hall -
Bryan Forbes
Marsh -
William Franklyn
Brand -
Vera Day
Sheila -
Charles Lloyd Pack
Dawson -
Tom Chatto
Broadhead -
John Van Eyssen
The P.R.O. -
Percy Herbert
Gorman -
Michael Ripper
Ernie -
John Rae
McLeod -
Marianne Stone
Secretary at Community ... -
Jane Aird
Mrs. McLeod -
Lloyd Lamble
Inspector -
John Stuart
Commissioner -
Gilbert Davis
Banker -
Edwin Richfield
Peterson -
Howard Williams
Michaels -
Phillip Baird
1st Lab Assistant -
John Fabian
Intern -
Arthur Blake
Constable -
Michael Balfour
Harry -
Jan Holden
Young Girl -
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George Merritt
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All Critics (8) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (2) | DVD (6)
Val Guest's direction is as uncertain as script on which he collabs with Nigel Kneale [author of original story], with the result that all characters are stodgy.
Despite some clumsy moments that have not worn well, it remains one of the more bizarre and impressive of the early British horror pictures.
Top CriticThis is one of the best science-fiction films ever to come from Britain.
A masterful near-satire of Cold War paranoia and, arguably, the best of the Quatermass series.
A wonderfully entertaining British science fiction story with Donlevy flinty as the single-minded Quartermass.
Classic, top-drawer sci-fi
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Foreign Titles
- Quartermass 2 (DE)
- Quartermass 2 (UK)
