Quatermass And The Pit
- Status:
- In Release
- Release date:
- Genre:
-
Science Fiction
Horror
- Country of origin:
-
UK
- Language:
- English
- Running time:
- 98 mins
- Director:
-
Roy Ward Baker
- Writer:
-
Nigel Kneale
and Release Dates
Synopsis
During excavations in London a large unidentified object is unearthed. It defies definition although the area has always been associated with diabolical evil. Within its walls Professor Quatermass (Keir) discovers the remains of intelligent alien creatures that attempted to conquer the Earth in prehistoric times and, through their experiments on early man, altered human evolution to its present state. Though dormant for many centuries, the power supply from the excavations is being drained by the ship until its terrifying force can be unleashed and the creatures can reinstate their violent dominance over man.
Adapted by Nigel Kneale from his original BBC TV serial.
Marketing Information
One of Hammer’s finest films and arguably Kneale’s greatest achievement, Quatermass And The Pit is regularly hailed as one of the very best Sci-Fi films ever made. With his third Quatermass story, Kneale managed to distill all his core ideas into a brilliantly clever and magnificently engaging narrative, which is by turns unsettling, suspenseful, terrifying, shocking, bizarre and genuinely provocative.
Production Company : Hammer
- Producer:
