Quatermass 2 4K Limited Edition (STFR) (1957)
de Val Guest
Hammer Films - 13 juillet 2025
Titre Original :
Audio : English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
Sous-titres : English/ French/Italian/Spanish/German/Japanese
Durée : 1h25
Format : DigiPack / Enemy From Space / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray - 3 cuts / Import UK
Zone : 4K Blu-ray: Region free
2K Blu-ray: Region B
Genre : Horreur, SF
Synopsis
Professor Quatermass, trying to gather support for his Lunar colonisation project, is intrigued by mysterious traces that have been showing up.
Contenu et Bonus
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. The BBC content is presented in Standard Definition on Region B formatted Blu-ray disc.
- Three iterations of Quatermass 2: 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 Enemy from Space.
- Brand-new 5.1 mix for all three versions alongside the original mono film soundtrack.
- Additional German and Italian audio for all three versions. English, French, Italian, Spanish and German subtitles on all versions of the film.
- Packaged in a high-end, leather-feel slipcase with debossed red and silver titling.
- Rigid inner box featuring new artwork by cult favourite artist Graham Humphreys.
- Double-sided poster of original one-sheets.
- Eight art cards featuring facsimiles of the original US cinema lobby cards.
- 176-page booklet featuring new and reprint articles and reproductions of original publicity.
- 60-page comic featuring a reprint of the comic strip from legendary 1970s magazine The House of Hammer.
The discs feature:
- The Legend of Nigel Kneale: Enemy from Space. Toby Hadoke continues his investigation into the truth behind the legend, in part two of a brand-new two-part documentary.
- Doubling Down: Uncovering Quatermass 2. A close look at the making of Quatermass 2, with contributions from Jon Dear, Stephen Gallagher, Toby Hadoke, Wayne Kinsey, Andy Murray and Stephen Volk.
- Quatermass II: All six episodes of the landmark 1955 BBC serial.
- Man of Action: Author and Hammer expert Stephen Laws and author/biographer Derek Sculthorpe examine the life and career of Brian Donlevy.
- Quatermass Crew: Candid reminiscences from the making of Quatermass 2 with 3rd assistant director Hugh Harlow and special effects assistant Brian Johnson.
- A Question of Character: Nigel Kneale famously hated Brian Donlevy’s performance as Quatermass. Jon Dear, Stephen Gallagher, Toby Hadoke, Wayne Kinsey, Andy Murray and Stephen Volk offer their own perspectives.
- Quatermass and the Hammer Experience: Interviewed by Ted Newsom in the early 1990s, Val Guest discusses the films he made for Hammer.
- Val Guest 2003 interview from original UK DVD release of Quatermass 2.
- Reviving Quatermass 2: A look behind-the-scenes at how the new 4K restoration of Quatermass 2 was made.
- Original trailers, foreign titles, Super 8 cut-down version and the original BBFC censor cards for Quatermass 2.
- Extensive image gallery of stills and publicity material, alongside tracks from James Bernard’s score.
- New commentary with actor and comedian Toby Hadoke, Nigel Kneale’s biographer Andy Murray and Stephen R. Bissett, artist and film historian.
- New commentary with writer/academic Brontë Schiltz and author/producer Jon Dear.
- Archive commentary with director Val Guest, recorded for laserdisc in 1998.
- Archive commentary with writer Nigel Kneale and Hammer expert Marcus Hearn, recorded for laserdisc in 1998.
- Archive commentary featuring sections of both laserdisc commentaries, edited for DVD in 2003.
- Archive commentary featuring documentarian and Hammer expert Ted Newsom, recorded for Blu-ray in 2019.
- Archive commentary with filmmaker and Hammer expert Constantine Nasr and writer/producer Dr Steve Haberman, recorded for Blu-Ray in 2019.
The booklet features:
- New article on the making of Quatermass 2 by Bruce Hallenbeck.
- New article by Andrew Pixley where he takes a look at the production of the second BBC series and its impact on the viewing public.
- New article by Andy Murray that takes a look at that most complicated of relationships: Nigel Kneale vs 1950s Sci-Fi.
- Archive article from Picturegoer magazine where Edith Nepean visits the Danziger’s Studios during the filming of Quatermass 2.
- New article from writer Stephen Laws, who takes a personal look at Brian Donlevy and his place in the pantheon of Quatermass actors.
- New article from Jon Dear, who investigated why New Towns are often portrayed on film and television as sinister monuments to trauma.
- Archive interview with Barry Lowe, who featured in both Quatermass films as well as several other Hammer productions
- New article by Hammer expert Wayne Kindey, who unpicks the differences between the TV series, the draft scripts and the final film.