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Oct 7, 2011 · The UK trailer for the renowned Hammer sci-fi horror film Quatermass and the Pit, aka Five Million Years From Earth, directed by Roy Ward Baker.
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The propulsive narrative pursues an air of mystery where history, extraterrestrials, archaeology and the occult swirl into an intoxicatingly creepy atmosphere all helped by Hammer's handling of ...
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Oct 22, 2019 · Quatermass and the Pit. by Glenn Erickson Oct 22, 2019. Don’t run away because we use the word ‘profound’ to describe this 1967 sci-fi classic — some call it the best of the Hammer Quatermass films, this time fully written by Nigel Kneale and acted by a terrific cast — Andrew Kier, James Donald, Barbara Shelley and Julian Glover.
Oct 26, 2024 · Quatermass and the Pit was released in late 1967, almost eight years after the broadcast of the serial it was based on, and ten years since the previous film release. Review by Daniel Tessier. Had they had their way, Hammer would have released Quatermass and the Pit as early as 1961. Nigel Kneale had adapted his own script into a cinematic ...
Initially mistaken for an unexploded WWII bomb, the craft is discovered during subway construction. Scientists uncover that the Martians initiated human evolution to create better slaves from apes. The spaceship emits mental energy, inciting violence in people.
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Classic 50s sci-fi Hammer horror. When a pit filled with skulls is found during tunnelling works on the subway, no one expects it to unleash a deadly force on the city above. More info.
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Quatermass and the Pit. Directed by Roy Ward Baker. 1967 English 97min NR. Workers excavating at an underground station in London discover the skeletal remains of ancient apes with large skulls. Further digging reveals what appears to be an unexploded German bomb from World War II.