Spaceways (1953) Coming to 4K UHD and Blu-ray in March from Hammer Films
Hammer Films is releasing Spaceways (1953) on 4K UHD and Blu-ray in March. This release features a new 4K restoration sourced from the original film negatives.
Film Overview
Spaceways (1953) is a science fiction noir directed by Terence Fisher. Michael Carreras produced the film. Martin Berkeley and Richard H. Landau wrote the screenplay based on an original story by Alexander Paal and Steven Vas.
The plot follows Stephen Mitchell, a pioneering space engineer on the first space station. Mitchell is accused of murdering his wife and a colleague and hiding their bodies in a spacecraft.
The film stars Howard Duff, Eva Bartok, Alan Wheatley, Philip Leaver, Michael Medwin, Andrew Osborn, Cecile Chevreau, and Anthony Ireland.
Video and Audio Specs
The 4K UHD disc presents the film in 2160p resolution.
Audio tracks include English 5.1 and Mono. Subtitles are provided in English, French, Italian, Spanish, and German.
Bonus Features and Extras
- New commentary with writer, filmmaker and film programmer Heidi Honeycutt and TV and film critic Sarah Morgan.
- New commentary with writer/editor David Flint.
- Two Nations Divided by a Common Genre: writer/publisher Wayne Kinsey and director/producer/actor/writer Ted A. Bohus discuss 1950s sci-fi films and the differences in style between those made in the US and the UK.
- A gallery of stills and publicity material alongside tracks from Ivor Slaney’s score.
- Sidebar: Spaceways: Film critic and writer Tim Lucas discusses Spaceways and sci-fi films of the period with artist and film historian Stephen R. Bissette.
This limited edition includes a booklet with several new articles. These articles examine the production and historical context of the film.
The booklet features:
- Article by Hammer expert Wayne Kinsey examining the making of Hammer's first sci-fi film.
- New article by Heidi Honeycutt, who takes a look at the social, sexual and political tropes at play in Spaceways.
- New article by Andrew Pixley, who does a deep dive on Hammer's run of radio-to-film adaptations.
- New article by Sarah Morgan, who examines director Terence Fisher's occasional forays into science fiction.
- New article by Neil Sinyard, who compares Spaceways to the original novel and investigates the work of its author, Charles Eric Maine.
- New article by Miriam Balanescu, who looks at the effect of the Cold War on sci-fi and the hybrid genre Sci-fi Noir.
- New article by Robert J.E. Simpson, who investigates the connective tissue that links Howard Duff, Hammer and the Lupino family.
Release Date and Availability
Hammer Films will release Spaceways (1953) on March 9, 2026. It is currently available to pre-order from hammerfilms.com.
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