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The Quatermass Experiment

  • TV Movie
  • 20052005
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
656
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The Quatermass Experiment (2005)
  • Drama
  • Sci-Fi
  • Thriller
Professor Bernard Quatermass' manned rocket ship returns to Earth but two of the astronauts are missing and the survivor seems ill and unable to communicate.Professor Bernard Quatermass' manned rocket ship returns to Earth but two of the astronauts are missing and the survivor seems ill and unable to communicate.Professor Bernard Quatermass' manned rocket ship returns to Earth but two of the astronauts are missing and the survivor seems ill and unable to communicate.
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
656
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  • Director
    • Sam Miller
  • Writers
    • Richard Fell(adaptation)
    • Nigel Kneale(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jason Flemyng
    • Adrian Dunbar
    • Mark Gatiss
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  • Director
    • Sam Miller
  • Writers
    • Richard Fell(adaptation)
    • Nigel Kneale(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jason Flemyng
    • Adrian Dunbar
    • Mark Gatiss
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    • 34User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Jason Flemyng
    Jason Flemyng
    • Professor Bernard Quatermass
    Adrian Dunbar
    Adrian Dunbar
    • Detective Lomax
    Mark Gatiss
    Mark Gatiss
    • John Paterson
    David Tennant
    David Tennant
    • Doctor Gordon Briscoe
    Indira Varma
    Indira Varma
    • Judith Carroon
    Andrew Tiernan
    Andrew Tiernan
    • Victor Carroon
    • (as Andy Tiernan)
    Adrian Bower
    Adrian Bower
    • James Fullalove
    Isla Blair
    Isla Blair
    • Blaker
    Paul Broughton
    • News Editor
    Stephen Boxer
    Stephen Boxer
    • Colonel
    Matthew Flynn
    Matthew Flynn
    • Charles Greene
    Carsten Hayes
    Carsten Hayes
    • Ludwig Reichenheim
    Jane Hill
    • Newsreader
    Tracy O'Flaherty
    • Louisa Greene
    Greg Sheffield
    • Boy
    Andy de la Tour
    Andy de la Tour
    • Chemist
    Kerry Godliman
    Kerry Godliman
    • Mrs. Matthews
    Robert Horwell
    • Len Matthews
    • Director
      • Sam Miller
    • Writers
      • Richard Fell(adaptation)
      • Nigel Kneale(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      During the rehearsals for the film, David Tennant was offered the role of the Tenth Doctor in Doctor Who (2005). This casting was not announced to the public until April 16, 2005, two weeks after the broadcast, but his fellow castmembers, and crew, became aware of the speculation surrounding Tennant. In the live broadcast, Jason Flemyng changed Quatermass' first line to Tennant's character Dr. Gordon Briscoe from "Good to have you back, Gordon" to "Good to have you back, Doctor" as a deliberate reference.
    • Goofs
      When they show Victor the film in the hospital, we are looking through the transparent screen towards Victor. But the countdown numbers at the start of the film appear the right way round to us so they'd be the wrong way round for those watching from the other side of the screen.
    • Connections
      Featured in Doctor Who Confidential: The Writer's Tale (2006)

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    2/10
    Lifeless Experiment.... A lost Opportunity
    Back in the 60's and 70's, studio-based sci-fi dramas were made and devoured by a mainstream audience. At some point that audience became a "cult" audience. (Probably as a result of the ever-so-hip 80's changing societal attitudes) Those dramas represent the very best that television sci-fi had to offer, even on low budgets, shot on video with 16mm film inserts. They were flawed, and still we loved it... because we knew how to suspend our disbelief.

    Today's breed of programme makers, although largely familiar with the era to which I am referring, have rejected this format, and now have an addiction to making everything look like it was shot on film.

    How ironic that a 90 minute LIVE programme was processed to look like it was shot on film..... BADLY.

    Coupled with the appalling location work at some disused MOD base ( think), this represented the biggest disappointment of the year so far.

    Those of you who liked "Eldorado" would have felt right at home here. Due to the nature of the placing all the locations in a single, huge, concrete building (with the odd exterior from out the same building), there was no sound treatment and everywhere echoed all to hell.

    It was OBVIOUSLY the same building no matter where you looked, and that ruined it for me utterly. That and the fact that it SEEMED to be live..... no sense of time passing was communicated at all.

    No effects, no risks, no fun.

    Some of the lead performances were excellent, but a good many were stagey and forced. I expect the pressure of a live broadcast rattled some of the actors.

    The live episodes of Coronation Street and The Bill recently were more believable than this.

    What a complete waste of time, money and effort! 1/10
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    • Apr 5, 2005

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    • Release date
      • April 2, 2005 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • BBC (United Kingdom)
      • BBC Four (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Эксперимент Куотермасса
    • Filming locations
      • Tate Modern, Bankside, Southwark, London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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