Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions (2017)

6.0 August 6, 2017 55m Released
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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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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)

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