Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017-08-06 | 55 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Marcus HearnSelf - Hammer Historian
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Mick GarrisSelf - Filmmaker
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Dario ArgentoSelf - Filmmaker
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Horst JansonSelf - Actor
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Caroline MunroSelf - Actress / Various Roles
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Joann SfarSelf - Comic Author
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John CarpenterSelf - Filmmaker
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Simon OakesSelf - Hammer CEO
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Jonathan RigbySelf - Film Historian / Actor
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Elizabeth II of the United KingdomSelf (archive footage)
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Christopher LeeSelf - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
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Peter CushingSelf - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
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Paul McCartneySelf - Musician (archive footage)
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John LennonSelf - Musician (archive footage)
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George HarrisonSelf - Musician (archive footage)
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Ringo StarrSelf - Musician (archive footage)
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Alfred HitchcockSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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James CarrerasSelf - Hammer Founder (archive footage)
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Mick JaggerSelf - Musician (archive footage)
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