Aug 06, 2017
55 min
Full-HD

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions (2017)

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.

Category

Documentary History TV Movie

Country

France Germany

Companies

ARTE GEIE ITV Studios France

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

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