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Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions

2017•55m•6.0/10
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie

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6.0/10(6)

The greatness, fall and renaissance of Hammer, the flagship company of British popular cinema, mainly from 1955 to 1968. Tortured women and sadistic monsters populated oppressive scenarios in provocative productions that shocked censorship and disgusted critics but fascinated the public. Movies in which horror was shown in offensive colors: dreadful stories, told without prejudices, that offered fear, blood, sex and stunning performances.

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Production

ARTE GEIE, ITV Studios France

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Marcus Hearn

Marcus Hearn

Self - Hammer Historian

Mick Garris

Mick Garris

Self - Filmmaker

Dario Argento

Dario Argento

Self - Filmmaker

Horst Janson

Horst Janson

Self - Actor

Caroline Munro

Caroline Munro

Self - Actress / Various Roles

Joann Sfar

Joann Sfar

Self - Comic Author

John Carpenter

John Carpenter

Self - Filmmaker

Simon Oakes

Simon Oakes

Self - Hammer CEO

Jonathan Rigby

Jonathan Rigby

Self - Film Historian / Actor

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing

Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Self - Musician (archive footage)

John Lennon

John Lennon

Self - Musician (archive footage)

George Harrison

George Harrison

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

James Carreras

James Carreras

Self - Hammer Founder (archive footage)

Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger

Self - Musician (archive footage)

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