Quatermass (1953-2005) (mini-series)


Prof Travers escribió:To many brought up in England in the fifties and sixties, the name 'Quatermass' is synonymous with science fiction at its most compelling. Written by Isle of Man writer Nigel Kneale as the BBC TV plays, 'The Quatermass Experiment', 'Quatermass II' and 'Quatermass and the Pit' thrilled British TV's earliest viewers when screened in six separate episodes in 1953, 1955 and 1957 respectively. In the third series, respected English actor Andre Morell breathed life into the role of the British government rocket scientist with an interest in things other than rocket science. Though in retrospect the acting appeared often amateurish, even given the 'live' nature of BBC plays then, the impact even now is dramatic, perhaps in part because of the simplistic representations of life which the developing TV genre portrayed.
The transition of Quatermass from the small screen to the cinema was brought about by the success of the TV miniseries from a collaboration between the BBC, Kneale and Hammer Films Ltd. This was to be Hammers first horror movie production, and were to make a total of three Quatermass movies, the first two made at their UK studios at Bray and the last at MGM Studios Borehamwood. The first, 'The Quatermass Experiment', included the pop-horror movie themes of the day; space travel and alien monsters. The enthusiastic direction of British director Val Guest together with some fine acting produced a movie which even now still captures the imagination. In a move typical of the British film industry at that time, an American actor was contracted to play the title role, in order to provide universal box office bankability both in europe and the United States. In this movie, veteran actor Brian Donlevy, then in the latter years of his holywood career, portrayed Quatermass as a gruff, slightly menacing and thoughtless character, who worked his scientists beyond endurance. This truly must have been one of the first big screen 'anti-heroes', since there appears to be few redeeming qualities in his character, in complete contrast to the portrayal of Quatermass in the original BBC TV series.
The success of Hammer's first foray into the horror genre meant that a sequel to 'The Quatermass Experiment' was inevitable, and the following year 'Quatermass II' was released. Though very much still in the cast of 50's British science fiction, this appeared to be a less successful screen adaptation, and it was a further six years before the final Quatermass in the trilogy was presented to the public, in the form of 'Quatermass and the Pit'. By this time, the British public appetite for science fiction was considerable, not least fuelled by the immense popularity of the 'Dr. Who' television series and his Dalek adversaries.
In 1979, British Independant Television produced a dissapointingly lacklustre Quatermass series which pointedly lacked the punch of the previous television and movie offerings.
Kneale returned to Quatermass again in the 90's with a series for BBC's Radio 4, 'The Quatermass Memoirs'. In this five-part drama-documentary mixing interview, archive and adventure, `Quatermass' creator Nigel Kneale reflects on the fearful 50s atmosphere by which he was inspired, and creates a further adventure for one of science's great fictional characters, Professor Bernard Quatermass. Andrew Keir returns to the role of Quatermass, with Emma Gregory as Mandy and Zulema Dene as Maire.
Finally, in 2005, the BBC returned to the original scripts for the first story, 'Quatermass Experiment'. This was a slightly revised and updated version which was performed live for BBC4.
Disco 1: Quatermass Experiment [BBC - 1953]
Producer:
Rudolph Cartier
Settings:
Richard R. Greenough (Episodes 1, 3 & 5) and Stewart Marshall (Episodes 2, 4 & 6)
Principal Cast:
Reginald Tate (Professor Bernard Quatermass, head of the British Experimental Rocket Group), Isabel Dean (Judith Carroon, chief assistant to Quatermass) & Duncan Lamont (Victor Carroon)
IMDb
Only the first two episodes of this six-part story were telerecorded by the BBC. See here for more information. The remaining episodes are represented by PDF's of the scripts. All other stories exist in their entirety.
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Los Subtítulos en inglés de esta 1ª temporada
pasados a srt por sanpesan
Código: Seleccionar todo
Filesize............. 347MB each
Video Codec FourCC... DIVX/xvid
Video Codec Name..... XVID
Video Frame Size..... 576x432 (1.33:1) [=4:3]
Video Bitrate........ c.1325 kb/s
Video Framerate...... 25.000
Video Frame Quality.. c.0.213 bits/pixel
Audio Codec.......... ac3 (0x2000) Dolby Laboratories, Inc
Audio Bitrate........ 192 kb/s (96/ch, stereo) CBR
Audio Framerate...... 48000 Hz
Interleave........... 1 vid frame (40 ms) Split: Yes
IMRR................. 1.00
Stream Type.......... OpenDML AVI
subtítulos en español
Episodio 1 traducido por Locutus
Episodio 2 traducido por JM
Episodio 3 traducido por El azote
Episodio 4 traducido por LHDL
Episodio 5 traducido por Locutus
Episodio 6 traducido por LHDL
gracias a todos

Disco 2: Quatermass II - Episodes 1-3 [BBC - 1955]
Producer:
Rudolph Cartier
Designer:
Stephen Taylor
Special Effects:
Bernard Wilkie & Jack Kine
Film Cameraman:
Charles de Jaeger
Principal Cast:
John Robinson (Professor Bernard Quatermass), Monica Grey (Paula, his daughter), Hugh Griffith (Dr Leo Pugh, his chief assistant)
IMDb
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Los subripss de toda la 2ª temporada (II.1 - II.6)
Código: Seleccionar todo
Filesize............. 231MB each
Video Codec FourCC... DIVX/xvid
Video Codec Name..... XVID
Video Frame Size..... 576x432 (1.33:1) [=4:3]
Video Bitrate........ c.850 kb/s
Video Framerate...... 25.000
Video Frame Quality.. c.0.145 bits/pixel
Audio Codec.......... ac3 (0x2000) Dolby Laboratories, Inc
Audio Bitrate........ 192 kb/s (96/ch, stereo) CBR
Audio Framerate...... 48000 Hz
Interleave........... 1 vid frame (40 ms) Split: Yes
IMRR................. 1.00
Stream Type.......... OpenDML AVI
Disco 4: Quatermass & the Pit - Episodes 1-3 [BBC - 1959]
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Código: Seleccionar todo
>>---(Definitive) Quatermass - Pit 1 (DVD BBC 1959).avi---<<
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Filesize.....: 232 MB (or 237,614 KB or 243,316,736 bytes)
Runtime......: 00:35:11 (52,776 fr)
Frame Size...: 576x432 (1.33:1) [=4:3]
Video Codec..: DivX 4 (OpenDivX)
Video Bitrate: 724 kb/s (0.116 bits/pixel)
FpS..........: 25.000
Audio Codec..: ac3 (0x2000) Dolby Laboratories, Inc
Audio Bitrate: 192 kb/s (96/ch, stereo) CBR
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Subtítulos en español
(para todo Q & the pit)
Los subtítulos en inglés
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Disco 5: Quatermass & the Pit - Episodes 4-6 [BBC - 1959]
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Disco 6: Quatermass Conclusion [Movie Version] [Thames - 1979]
Starring:
John Mills, Simon MacCorkindale, Barbara Kellerman
Director:
Piers Haggard
IMDb
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Disco 7: Quatermass Conclusion - Episodes 1 & 2 [Thames - 1979]
Disco 8: Quatermass Conclusion - Episodes 3 & 4 [Thames - 1979]
Disco 9: Quatermass Extras
Quatermass Memoirs [BBC Radio 4 - 1996]
Quatermass Experiment [1953 scripts - PDF]
Disco 10: Quatermass Experiment [BBC - 2005 - [DSat cap]
... y un montón más que quedan (10 discos en total), ya iré actualizando. En el hilo orginal hay más información sobre cada episodio que va siendo ripeado, argumento y fecha de las distintas emisiones en la TV británica. No pude, simplemente, copiar y pegar todo porque el html usado no es válido en este foro.