X: The Unknown (1956)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
It rises from 2000 miles below the earth to melt everything in its path!
Army radiation experiments awaken a subterranean monster from a fissure that feeds on energy and proceeds to terrorise a remote Scottish village. An American research scientist at a nearby nuclear plant joins with a British investigator to discover why the victims were radioactively burned and why, shortly thereafter, a series of radiation-related incidents are occurring in an ever-growing straight line away from the fissure.
- Released: 1956-09-21
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery
- Runtime: 1h 21m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 77 votes
Directed by Leslie Norman.
Top cast
- Dean Jagger as Dr. Adam Royston
- Leo McKern as Inspector McGill
- William Lucas as Peter Elliott
- Edward Chapman as John Elliott
- John Harvey as Maj. Cartwright
- Michael Ripper as Sgt. Harry Grimsdyke
- Anthony Newley as LCpl. 'Spider' Webb
- Ian MacNaughton as Pvt. Haggis
- Peter Hammond as Lt. Bannerman
- Kenneth Cope as Pvt. Lansing
Where to watch X: The Unknown
- United States: watch free on Mometu
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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