Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017 · 55 min
Documentary · History · TV Movie
★ 6.0The 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.
Crew
- Director Jérôme Korkikian
- Writer Jérôme Korkikian
- Director of Photography Jean-Yves Charpin
- Director of Photography Guillaume Tunzini
Cast
Marcus Hearn
Self - Hammer Historian
Mick Garris
Self - Filmmaker
Dario Argento
Self - Filmmaker
Horst Janson
Self - Actor
Caroline Munro
Self - Actress / Various Roles
Joann Sfar
Self - Comic Author
John Carpenter
Self - Filmmaker
Simon Oakes
Self - Hammer CEO
Jonathan Rigby
Self - Film Historian / Actor
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
Christopher Lee
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Peter Cushing
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Crew
- Director — Jérôme Korkikian
- Writer — Jérôme Korkikian
- Director of Photography — Jean-Yves Charpin
- Director of Photography — Guillaume Tunzini
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