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X the Unknown

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Eddie Harrison film-authority.com 02/13/2021
3/5
...a particularly British kind of horror; with an invisible monster that the professor hopes to combat with invisible radiation waves, there's quite literally nothing to see here... Go to Full Review MFB Critics Monthly Film Bulletin 03/03/2019
After a series of prolonged climaxes, with its potential victims staring directly into the camera and shaking with fright, the "Unknown" finally emerges as a type of rolling rubber mattress, disappointingly unhorrific in content and appearance. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 10/07/2005
B
Despite its absurd storyline, it's a surprisingly entertaining film that won't deaden your brain cells even if it's a trashy B film sci-fier. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/10/2005
2/5
Randy Shulman Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) 03/18/2005
3/5
Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) 09/23/2003
3/5
Fairly dreary sci-fi of the oozing monster stripe with a strong lead. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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X the Unknown

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Movie Info

Synopsis An atomic researcher (Dean Jagger) in Scotland links radiation burns to throbbing mud from the center of the Earth.
Director
Leslie Norman, Joseph Losey
Producer
Anthony Hinds
Screenwriter
Jimmy Sangster
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 20m