Spaceways 4K Limited Edition (STFR) (1953)
de Terence Fisher
Hammer Films - 10 mars 2026
Titre Original :
Audio : English 5.1 Mono
Sous-titres : English/French/Italian/Spanish/German
Durée : 1h14
Format : Collector's Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray / Import UK
Zone : 4K Blu-ray: Region free
2K Blu-ray: Region B
Genre : SF
Synopsis
A small group of closely-guarded British scientists test their first rocket amidst indications of matrimonial strife in the community. After the partial failure of the firing, a couple go missing - have they gone off together or are their murdered bodies circling the earth in the remains of the rocket?
Contenu et Bonus
- 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.