Quatermass and the Pit
by Roy Ward Baker
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Actor: Andrew Keir, Barbara Shelley, Duncan Lamont, James Donald, Julian GloverDirector: Roy Ward Baker
Cinematographer: Arthur Grant
Editor: Spencer Reeve
Producer: Anthony Nelson Keys
Writer: Nigel Kneale
DVD: 2 Sides, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC, Special Edition, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 1.66:1
Running Time: 97 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1998-10-21
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Movie Reviews of Quatermass and the Pit
Movie Review: Great old sci-fi flick
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is a terriffic old sci-fi flick that you will see from time-to-time on Turner Classic Movies. The movie is titled 5 Million Years to Earth when it shows on Turner. If you want to find it for around $20, go to Movies Unlimited on the internet.
I can still remember seeing this for the first time and being impressed with how well the British can do this sort of thing, even on what must have been a low budget. The acting is impressive and you will get caught up in the plot, believe me. Buy it!
Summary of Quatermass and the Pit
We have met the enemy, and it is us: when a Martian spacecraft with a terrifying link to the origins of humanity is unearthed beneath a London tube station, only the esteemed Professor Bernard Quatermass (a very British--and possibly mad--precursor to Mulder and Scully) can save London's suddenly murderous population from itself. One of the most intelligently paranoid science fiction films ever produced, this pessimistic masterpiece functions as a dark flip side to the relatively optimistic alien-induced evolution theory presented in the later 2001: A Space Odyssey. Nigel Kneale's brilliant script (which posits a surprisingly plausible, otherworldly rationale for the existence of the supernatural) was later appropriated by acknowledged fan John Carpenter for his underrated Prince of Darkness. In addition to boasting a flawless widescreen print, this marvelous tape also features a hilariously overdone original U.S. trailer ("Women will be defiled by the invaders from outer space!" it erroneously shrieks). A must-see for horror and science fiction aficionados. This film is also known as Five Million Years to Earth. --Andrew WrightArt House & International DVD Video
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