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Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions

(2017)

Documentary, History, TV Movie

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0hrs 55m

Overview

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.

Score

60

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Marcus Hearn as Self - Hammer Historian

Marcus Hearn

** Self - Hammer Historian

Mick Garris as Self - Filmmaker

Mick Garris

** Self - Filmmaker

Dario Argento as Self - Filmmaker

Dario Argento

** Self - Filmmaker

Horst Janson as Self - Actor

Horst Janson

** Self - Actor

Caroline Munro as Self - Actress / Various Roles

Caroline Munro

** Self - Actress / Various Roles

Joann Sfar as Self - Comic Author

Joann Sfar

** Self - Comic Author

John Carpenter as Self - Filmmaker

John Carpenter

** Self - Filmmaker

Simon Oakes as Self - Hammer CEO

Simon Oakes

** Self - Hammer CEO

Jonathan Rigby as Self - Film Historian / Actor

Jonathan Rigby

** Self - Film Historian / Actor

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom as Self (archive footage)

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

** Self (archive footage)

Christopher Lee as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

Christopher Lee

** Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

Peter Cushing as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

Peter Cushing

** Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

Paul McCartney as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Paul McCartney

** Self - Musician (archive footage)

John Lennon as Self - Musician (archive footage)

John Lennon

** Self - Musician (archive footage)

George Harrison as Self - Musician (archive footage)

George Harrison

** Self - Musician (archive footage)

Ringo Starr as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Ringo Starr

** Self - Musician (archive footage)

Alfred Hitchcock as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Alfred Hitchcock

** Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

James Carreras as Self - Hammer Founder (archive footage)

James Carreras

** Self - Hammer Founder (archive footage)

Mick Jagger as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Mick Jagger

** Self - Musician (archive footage)

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