Screenplay:
Jimmy SangsterCinematography:
Gerald GibbsComposer:
James BernardCast:
Dean Jagger, Edward Chapman, Leo McKern, Anthony Newley, Peter Hammond, Ian MacNaughton, Kenneth Cope, Philip Levene, Edward Judd, Brown Derby, Shaw Taylor (more)Plots(1)
British commandoes on maneuvers near a muddy marsh become ill with mysterious symptoms and horrific burns. Dr. Royston (Dean Jagger), an atomic scientist from a nearby research station suspects lethal radiation but it mystified by the cause. At a nearby hospital, the phenomenon reappears and engulfs more innocent poeople including a hospital orderly whose skin has melted away from his body. Dr. Royston speculates that the unknown force is on a quest to absorb radiation and expands in size and range as it claims more and more victims. As time runs short, he becomes desperate to trap the force before its powers overcome mankind. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Dean Jagger
USA
Best movies:
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Edward Chapman
UK
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Leo McKern
Australia
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Anthony Newley
UK
Best movies:
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Peter Hammond
UK
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Ian MacNaughton
UK
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Kenneth Cope
UK
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Philip Levene
UK
Best movies:
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Edward Judd
China
Best movies:
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983) (TV movie)
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Brown Derby
UK
Best movies:
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X... the Unknown (1956)
Shaw Taylor
UK
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William Lucas
UK
Best movies:
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John Stone
UK
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Edwin Richfield
UK
Best movies:
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The Dam Busters (1955)
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
Archie Duncan
UK
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The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
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Neil Wilson
UK
Best movies:
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A Hard Day's Night (1964)
The Early Bird (1965)
Anthony Sagar
UK
Best movies:
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Frazer Hines
UK
Best movies:
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John Harvey
UK
Best movies:
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Neil Hallett
Belgium
Best movies:
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