The Quatermass Xperiment (4K + Blu-ray Collector’s Limited Edition) (Hammer Films) [UK]

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Release date: June 9, 2025
Purchase links: Hammer Films - Amazon UK - Zavvi - HMV
Price: £60.00 (Hammer Films) - £75.49 (Amazon) - £59.99 (Zavvi - HMV)

 

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This limited collector's edition comprises:

• Five discs in a stylish digipak, including two UHD and three Blu-ray, with the Hammer content duplicated across both formats. English, French, Italian, Spanish, German subtitles on all versions of the film.
• Included in the same set as the film for the first time, the existing episodes from the original BBC television series.
• Three iterations of The Quatermass Xperiment: the widescreen 1.66:1 UK Theatrical Version, the fullscreen 1.37:1 As-Filmed Version and the widescreen 1.85:1 US Theatrical Version re-titled The Creeping Unknown.
• Brand-new 5.1 mix for 1.37:1 and 1.66:1 versions alongside the original mono film soundtrack.
• Packaged in a high-end, leather-feel slipcase with debossed red and silver titling.
• A rigid inner box featuring new artwork by cult favourite artist Graham Humphreys.
• A double sided poster of original one-sheets
• Eight act cards featuring facsimiles of the original UK cinema lobby cards.
• 180 page booklet featuring new and reprint articles and reproductions of original publicity.
• 56-page comic featuring a reprint of the comic strip from legendary 1970s magazine The House of Hammer.

The discs feature:

• New commentary with actor and comedian Toby Hadoke, Nigel Kneale’s biographer Andy Murray and Wayne Kinsey, writer of numerous books on Hammer.
• New commentary with Stephen R. Bissette, artist and film historian.
• New commentary with filmmaker and Hammer expert Constantine Nasr and writer/producer Dr Steve Haberman.
• Archive 2003 commentary with director Val Guest and Hammer expert Marcus Hearn.
• The Legend of Nigel Kneale: The Creeping Unknown. Who was Nigel Kneale? Toby Hadoke investigates the man and his influence in part one of a brand-new two-part documentary.
• Unstoppable: Unleashing The Quatermass Xperiment. A close look at the making of The Quatermass Xperiment, with contributions from Jon Dear, Stephen Gallagher, Toby Hadoke, Wayne Kinsey, Andy Murray and Stephen Volk.
• The Quatermass Experiment: the remaining two episodes of the landmark 1953 BBC serial.
• Patient Zero. Award-winning actor and writer James Swanton, who played Carroon in the live, 70th anniversary production of The Quatermass Experiment, examines the life and career of Richard Wordsworth.
• Monstrous! Stephen R. Bissette talks briefly about Phil Leakey and the make-up effects used in the film, for a section trimmed from the audio commentary.
• The Eric Winstone Bandshow. A musical short from Hammer that played alongside The Quatermass Xperiment at the August 1955 UK premiere.
• The Kneale Tapes. A 2003 BBC documentary that explores the career of Nigel Kneale, arguably one of the most significant writers of the post-war generation.
• Cartier and Kneale in Conversation. From the 2005 BBC DVD. Writer Nigel Kneale and producer Rudolph Cartier reminisce about their work on the seminal Quatermass series.
• Making Demons. From the 2005 BBC DVD. An interview with Jack Kine and Bernard Wilkie, visual effects pioneers at the BBC.
• Val Guest 2000 interview from the Festival of Fantastic Films archive.
• Val Guest 2003 interview from original UK DVD release of The Quatermass Xperiment.
• Exhuming The Quatermass Xperiment. A look behind-the-scenes at how the new 4K restoration of The Quatermass Xperiment was made.
• Original trailers, foreign titles, Super 8 cut-down versions and the original BBFC censor cards for both The Quatermass Xperiment and The Eric Winstone Bandshow.
• Extensive image gallery of stills and publicity material, alongside tracks from James Bernard’s score.
• Quatermass and the Pit Omnibus Titles. From the 2005 BBC DVD. The bespoke titles used for the omnibus repeat edition of the third Quatermass TV series.
• TV Series Photo Gallery. From the 2005 BBC DVD. Rare photos of the original BBC productions.

The features, packaging and specification on this page are not final and are subject to change

 

[paulboland]

 

[Lollard2002]

Day one buy..... Finally getting these in 4k is long long overdue...

 

[C.C. 95]

O.k.- now HAMMER is back on track!

 

[paulboland]

Pre order live

 

[Lollard2002]

Pre order live

I was on standby and literally got a copy within the first few seconds but not able to snag that free poster.

 

[paulboland]

I was on standby and literally got a copy within the first few seconds but not able to snag that free poster.

I got the free Quatermass Xperiment mission patch due to been one of the next 500 orders

By the way Icon Films if you was not aware is also owned by John Gore CEO of Hammer Film Productions


Icon Films have the rights to the following
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (4K release done)
Four Sided Trangle (4K release done)
The Quatermass Xperiment (4K release announced)
The Abominable Snowman
The Mummy 1959
Dracula 1958
Frankenstein Monster from Hell
The Curse of Frankenstein
Quatermass II
Dick Barton TV series (Hammer films is working on this for a release)

As they previously mentioned hammer fillms will start with content that previously not had a Blu-ray release in UK and then later work on more of the back catalouge
Hopefully they will do a deal with StudioCanal UK as they have lot of the rights to hammer horror films catalouge

 

[Lollard2002]

I got the free Quatermass Xperiment mission patch due to been one of the next 500 orders

By the way Icon Films if you was not aware is also owned by John Gore CEO of Hammer Film Productions


Icon Films have the rights to the following
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (4K release done)
Four Sided Trangle (4K release done)
The Quatermass Xperiment (4K release announced)
The Abominable Snowman
The Mummy 1959
Dracula 1958
Frankenstein Monster from Hell
The Curse of Frankenstein
Quatermass II
Dick Barton TV series (Hammer films is working on this for a release)

As they previously mentioned hammer fillms will start with content that previously not had a Blu-ray release in UK and then later work on more of the back catalouge
Hopefully they will do a deal with StudioCanal UK as they have lot of the rights to hammer horror films catalouge

I can see it happening as Anolis in Germany have now released over 50 Hammer titles so clearly right's issues can be overcome and don't forget the Hammer titles that Network had.

 

[paulboland]

I can see it happening as Anolis in Germany have now released over 50 Hammer titles so clearly right's issues can be overcome and don't forget the Hammer titles that Network had.

StudioCanal is UK rights regards to their Hammer films catalogue.

Germany is different as Anolis licensed those films they done from various distributors

For Hammer Films UK to release the StudioCanal catalogue that will require a licensing deal to be agreed that might happen but that’s not yet been done.

Icon Films and Hammer Films UK is owned by John Gore that’s why you had Kronos get a release as it was a film Icon Films had the rights.

At the moment it’s content from icon films and the content that Network previously had the rights.

 

[Lollard2002]

StudioCanal is UK rights regards to their Hammer films catalogue.

Germany is different as Anolis licensed those films they done from various distributors

For Hammer Films UK to release the StudioCanal catalogue that will require a licensing deal to be agreed that might happen but that’s not yet been done.

Icon Films and Hammer Films UK is owned by John Gore that’s why you had Kronos get a release as it was a film Icon Films had the rights.

At the moment it’s content from icon films and the content that Network previously had the rights.

it's a start and I'm looking forward to buying all the 4k releases and I see Quatermass Xperiment has a 5.1 track which i only just noticed in the listing...