The Quatermass Xperiment 4K UHD + Blu-ray Releases June 2025, Hammer Sci-fi!

If you happen to be huge fan of Hammer films like I am, then June 2025 is going be a great month. Hammer are releasing, The Quatermass Xperiment on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray as a limited edition.

The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) is a science fiction horror film directed by Val Guest.

Its cast includes Brian Donlevy, Richard Wordsworth, Jack Warner, David King-Wood, Margia Dean and Maurice Kaufmann.

I’ll detail everything that is included in this upcoming 4K release, but you may wish to pre-order to avoid disappointment as these limited editions tend to sell out.

This follows Hammers Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter 4K releases in February of the ‘Limited Edition’ and April’s ‘Standard Edition’.

This new release is brand new 4K restoration of The Quatermass Xperiment, and looks very impressive.

You can find the restoration trailer lower down the page.

The Quatermass Xperiment 4K UHD + Blu-ray

4K UHD Technical Specs

• Discs: 5 (2x 4K UHD & 3x Blu-ray)
• Region: Discs 1-4 Free / Disc 5 Region B
• Video: 4K UHD 2160p
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 / 1.37:1 / 1.85:1
• Audio: New 5.1 Mix for 1.37:1 / 1.66:1 Versions & Original Mono Film Soundtrack
• Running Time: 82 mins approx
• Rating: 15

Special Features

Limited Edition Contents

• 5 Discs (Digipak) 2x UHD & 3x Blu-ray (Hammer Content Duplicated Across Both Formats)
• Subtitles English, French, Italian, Spanish, German For All Versions of the film.
• Included in the same set as the film for the first time, the existing episodes from the original BBC Television Series.
• 3 Verions of The Quatermass Xperiment: Widescreen 1.66:1 UK Theatrical Version, Fullscreen 1.37:1 As-Filmed Version & Widescreen 1.85:1 US Theatrical Version re-titled The Creeping Unknown.
• New 5.1 Audio Mix for 1.37:1 & 1.66:1 Versions, Plus Original Mono Film Soundtrack.
• Packaged in a High-end, Leather-feel Slipcase with Debossed Red & Silver Titling.
• Rigid Inner Box featuring new artwork by cult favourite artist Graham Humphreys.
• Double Sided Poster of Original One-sheets
• 8x Act Cards Featuring Facsimiles of the Original UK Cinema Lobby Cards.
• 180 Page Booklet (Features New & Reprint Articles & Reproductions of Original Publicity.
• 56 Page Comic (Features Reprint of the Comic Strip from Legendary 1970s Magazine The House of Hammer)

Disc Content

• New Commentary with Actor / Comedian Toby Hadoke, Nigel Kneale’s Biographer Andy Murray & Wayne Kinsey, Writer of Numerous Books on Hammer.
• New Commentary with Stephen R. Bissette, Artist / Film Historian.
• New Commentary with Filmmaker / Hammer expert Constantine Nasr & Writer/Producer Dr Steve Haberman.
• Archive 2003 Commentary with Director Val Guest & Hammer Expert Marcus Hearn.
• The Legend of Nigel Kneale: The Creeping Unknown. (Who was Nigel Kneale? Toby Hadoke Investigates, New Two-part Documentary)
• Unstoppable: Unleashing The Quatermass Xperiment. (A Close Look At the Making of The Quatermass Xperiment, with Contributions from Jon Dear, Stephen Gallagher, Toby Hadoke, Wayne Kinsey, Andy Murray and Stephen Volk)
• The Quatermass Experiment: Remaining Two Episodes of the landmark 1953 BBC serial.
• Patient Zero (Award-winning Actor / Writer James Swanton, who played Carroon in the live, 70th anniversary production of The Quatermass Experiment, examines the life and career of Richard Wordsworth.
• Monstrous! Stephen R. Bissette Talks Briefly About Phil Leakey & the Make-up Effects Used in the Film.
• The Eric Winstone Bandshow (Musical Short from Hammer that Played Alongside The Quatermass Xperiment at the August 1955 UK Premiere)
• The Kneale Tapes (2003 BBC Documentary That Explores the Career of Nigel Kneale)
• Cartier and Kneale in Conversation (From the 2005 BBC DVD. Writer Nigel Kneale & Producer Rudolph Cartier Reminisce About their Work on the Seminal Quatermass Series)
• Making Demons (From the 2005 BBC DVD. An Interview with Jack Kine & Bernard Wilkie, Visual Effects Pioneers at the BBC)
• Val Guest 2000 Interview from the Festival of Fantastic Films Archive.
• Val Guest 2003 Interview from Original UK DVD Release of The Quatermass Xperiment.
• Exhuming The Quatermass Xperiment (A Look Behind-the-scenes At How the New 4K Restoration of The Quatermass Xperiment Was Made)
• Original Trailers, Foreign Titles, Super 8 Cut-down Versions & the Original BBFC Censor Cards for both The Quatermass Xperiment & The Eric Winstone Bandshow)
• Extensive Image Gallery of stills & Publicity Material (Alongside Tracks from James Bernard’s Score)
• Quatermass and the Pit Omnibus Titles. (From the 2005 BBC DVD. Bbespoke Titles Used for the Omnibus Repeat Edition of the Third Quatermass TV Series)
• TV Series Photo Gallery (From the 2005 BBC DVD. Rare photos of the original BBC productions)

* The features, packaging and specification on this page are not final and are subject to change.

Purchase Information

You can pre-order now on 4K Ultra HD for £60.00 from Amazon or Hammer. HMV for £59.99 from HMV. (Prices correct as of 8th May 2025).

The Amazon links on this page are affiliate / associate links. By buying through the links I may receive a commission for the sale.

Release Date

Releases on 4K UHD + Blu-ray on 9th June 2025 in the UK.

Watch The Trailer

What Do You Think Hammer’s Quatermass Films?

I love these Hammer sci-fi horror films and will be looking to pick this one up for sure!

Do you have a favourite Hammer film? Will you be adding this upcoming 4K UHD + Blu-ray release to your movie collection?

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