Movie
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Released: August 6, 2017 (2017)
Runtime: 55 minutes
Genres: Documentary, History, TV Movie
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Peter Cushing as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Age at release: 104
- Christopher Lee as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Age at release: 95
- Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 91
- Horst Janson as Self - Actor
Age at release: 81
- John Lennon as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Age at release: 76
- Paul McCartney as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Age at release: 75
- Caroline Munro as Self - Actress / Various Roles
Age at release: 68
- Jonathan Rigby as Self - Film Historian / Actor
Age at release: 54
- Marcus Hearn as Self - Hammer Historian
Age at release: 47
- Joann Sfar as Self - Comic Author
Age at release: 45
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- James Carreras as Self - Hammer Founder (archive footage)
Age at release: 108
- Ringo Starr as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Age at release: 77
- George Harrison as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Age at release: 74
- Mick Jagger as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Age at release: 74