Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
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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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19 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Marcus Hearn
as Self - Hammer Historian
Mick Garris
as Self - Filmmaker
Dario Argento
as Self - Filmmaker
Horst Janson
as Self - Actor
Caroline Munro
as Self - Actress / Various Roles
Joann Sfar
as Self - Comic Author
John Carpenter
as Self - Filmmaker
Simon Oakes
as Self - Hammer CEO
Jonathan Rigby
as Self - Film Historian / Actor
Elizabeth Ii Of The United Kingdom
as Self (archive footage)
Christopher Lee
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Peter Cushing
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
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7Paul Mccartney
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
John Lennon
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
George Harrison
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Ringo Starr
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Alfred Hitchcock
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
James Carreras
as Self - Hammer Founder (archive footage)
Mick Jagger
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
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