Quatermass and the Pit
1967
An ancient Martian spaceship is unearthed in London, and proves to have powerful psychic effects on the people around. Read more
| Starring | James Donald, Andrew Keir, Barbara Shelley, Julian Glover |
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| Director | Roy Ward Baker |
| Genres | Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Quatermass and the Pit
An ancient Martian spaceship is unearthed in London, and proves to have powerful psychic effects on the people around.
| Starring | James Donald, Andrew Keir, Barbara Shelley, Julian Glover, Duncan Lamont |
|---|---|
| Director | Roy Ward Baker |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Horror Films |
| Genres | Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 20 Oct 2003 Production year: 1967 |
| Format | DVD |
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The third film of a Quatermass serial is the most ambitious, and in many ways inventive and enjoyable, yet spoiled by the very fertility of the author's imagination: the concepts are simply too intellectual to be easily followed in what should be a visual
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11 out of 12 people found this review helpful
About Time This Was Released Here!
A classic. Andrew Keir is superb as Professor Quatermass, Julian Glover in good form as Colonel Breen, James Donald as Professor Shelley.
I've had this on DVD since 1999 when I picked it up in the US. That it should be so long until it has been released here is disgraceful.
An essential purchase, as is any work by Nigel Kneale. The man is a modern day prophet! -
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Excellent concept
There is a gap of about then years between this film and the previous outing in the Quatermass trilogy, so it is the first Quatermass film in colour and Andrew Keir replaces Brain Donlevy as Professor Quatermass. Although Keir plays a more aggressive and less smooth character than Donlevy he makes Quatermass into a much more likeable character. The acting throughout the film is tight and excellent use is made of the limited budget for sfx. The storyline is cracking - when I first saw this film in the early 1970s it influenced my dreams on more than one occasion! The only letdown is the indifferent quality of the film transfer itself and the lack of extras - I believe that there is another release of this film which has more background material.
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