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Quatermass II

IMDb 6.2 1955 • 30 min • Drama

Director

Nigel Kneale

Country

GB

Plot Summary

Professor Bernard Quatermass of the British Experimental Rocket Group is sought to examine strange meteorite showers. His investigations lead to his uncovering a conspiracy involving alien infiltration at the highest levels of the British Government. As even some of Quatermass's closest colleagues fall victim to the alien influence, he is forced to use his own unsafe rocket prototype, which recently caused a nuclear disaster at an Australian testing range, to prevent the aliens from taking over mankind.

Top Cast

John Robinson
John Robinson Professor Bernard Quatermass
Monica Grey
Monica Grey Paula Quatermass
Hugh Griffith
Hugh Griffith Dr Leo Pugh