Spaceways (1953) (4K + Blu-ray Collector’s Limited Edition) (Hammer Films) [UK]

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This limited collector's edition comprises:

  • New commentary with writer, filmmaker and film programmer Heidi Honeycutt and TV and film critic Sarah Morgan.
  • New commentary with writer/editor David Flint.
  • Two Nations Divided by a Common Genre: writer/publisher Wayne Kinsey and director/producer/actor/writer Ted A. Bohus discuss 1950s sci-fi films and the differences in style between those made in the US and the UK.
  • A gallery of stills and publicity material alongside tracks from Ivor Slaney’s score.
  • Sidebar: Spaceways: Film critic and writer Tim Lucas discusses Spaceways and sci-fi films of the period with artist and film historian Stephen R. Bissette.
The discs feature:

  • New commentary with writer, filmmaker and film programmer Heidi Honeycutt and TV and film critic Sarah Morgan.
  • New commentary with writer/editor David Flint.
  • Two Nations Divided by a Common Genre: writer/publisher Wayne Kinsey and director/producer/actor/writer Ted A. Bohus discuss 1950s sci-fi films and the differences in style between those made in the US and the UK.
  • A gallery of stills and publicity material alongside tracks from Ivor Slaney’s score.
  • Sidebar: Spaceways: Film critic and writer Tim Lucas discusses Spaceways and sci-fi films of the period with artist and film historian Stephen R. Bissette.
The booklet features:

  • Article by Hammer expert Wayne Kinsey examining the making of Hammer's first sci-fi film.
  • New article by Heidi Honeycutt, who takes a look at the social, sexual and political tropes at play in Spaceways.
  • New article by Andrew Pixley, who does a deep dive on Hammer's run of radio-to-film adaptations.
  • New article by Sarah Morgan, who examines director Terence Fisher's occasional forays into science fiction.
  • New article by Neil Sinyard, who compares Spaceways to the original novel and investigates the work of its author, Charles Eric Maine.
  • New article by Miriam Balanescu, who looks at the effect of the Cold War on sci-fi and the hybrid genre Sci-fi Noir.
  • New article by Robert J.E. Simpson, who investigates the connective tissue that links Howard Duff, Hammer and the Lupino family.
The features, packaging and specification on this page are not final and are subject to change.

Language5.1 / Mono / English
Number of discs2
RegionABC
CertificationPG
Run time72 minutes
SubtitlesEnglish/French/Italian/Spanish/German
ActorsHoward Duff Eva Bartok Alan Wheatley Philip Leaver Michael Medwin Andrew Osborn Cecile Chevreau And Anthony Ireland
Produced ByMichael Carreras
Written ByMartin Berkeley And Richard H. Landau Based On An Original Story By Alexander Paal And Steven Vas
Directed ByTerence Fisher
Release Date1953
StudioHammer Films Production Ltd