Quatermass
by Piers Haggard
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Actor: Jane Bertish, John Mills, Paul Rosebury, Ralph Arliss, Simon MacCorkindaleDirector: Piers Haggard
Brand: A and E Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 204 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-04-26
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: A&E Home Video
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- As the millennium draws to a close, civilization is on the verge of collapse. Gangs rule the streets. Books are burned for fuel. And a monstrous force from outer space is destroying the world's youth. Planet Earth is in dire need of a hero. Enter the world's greatest rocket scientist--Professor Bernard Quatermass. Fresh out of retirement, the aging Quatermass is as brilliant and plucky
Movie Reviews of Quatermass
Movie Review: a '70's british SCI FI gem
Summary: 5 Stars
By the way, this was not a BBC production, but rather done by Thames Television (the commercial TV company for the Greater London area - now defunct and their place taken by Carlton Television). The fact that this show was done by commercial TV rather than the BBC is very surprising - normally the BBC would be the ones to touch such heavy material, rather than a commercial show that was concerned by viewing figures. (Commercial TV here in the UK is always bland and banal).
I live in the UK and I remember watching the original and it transfixed me - I had never seen anything like it - no happy smiley ending, the hero dies (as do lots of other people) - there is no visible enemy even! I loved it then and it was great seeing this again. This is a must see for people who like their SciFi cerebral.
Summary of Quatermass
As the millennium draws to a close, civilization is on the verge of collapse. Gangs rule the streets. Books are burned for fuel. And a monstrous force from outer space is destroying the world's youth. Planet Earth is in dire need of a hero. Enter the world's greatest rocket scientist--Professor Bernard Quatermass. Fresh out of retirement, the aging Quatermass is as brilliant and plucky as ever. While London crumbles under anarchy, the professor uses his powerful intellect to marshal assistance from American and Russian quarters and combat what could be the planet's final enemy. Along the way, he hopes to be reunited with his missing 16-year-old granddaughter. One of sci-fi's most original creations, inspiring favorites like The X-Files, this classic 1970s production of QUATERMASS stars Academy AwardŽ-winner Sir John Mills (Ryan's Daughter, Gandhi) and features all four episodes, plus the rarely-seen theatrical version, on DVD for the first time ever. DVD Features: THE QUATERMASS CONCLUSION--The Rare, Feature-Length Theatrical Version; "Enduring Mystery of Stonehenge" episode from THE HISTORY CHANNELŽ's award-winning series In Search of History; Interactive Menus; Scene SelectionSimilar DVD Movies
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