The World of Hammer: Wicked Women

The World of Hammer: Wicked Women

1994 · 25 min · ★ 7.0 · Horror, Documentary, Fantasy, TV Movie

The wicked women of Hammer included such cult stars and screen legends as Bette Davis, Ingrid Pitt, Joan Fontaine, Martine Beswick, Tallulah Bankhead, Lizabeth Scott and more. This is nothing more than assembled clips from various Hammer productions narrated by Oliver Reed. It aired on Channel 4 in the UK in 1994 before select episodes were released on VHS.

Directed by Robert Sidaway

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