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Quatermass and the Pit

    Science Fiction
    Horror
    Mystery
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Nov 9, 1967
Rating Unavailable

A mysterious artifact unearthed below a London subway station proves to have powerful psychic effects on the people around.

Details

  • Directors
  • Vote Average
    6.6
  • Vote Count
    233
  • Popularity
    11
  • Language
    English
  • Origin Country
    GB

Cast

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Andrew Keir
Prof. Bernard Quatermass
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James Donald
Dr. Mathew Roney
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Barbara Shelley
Barbara Judd
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Julian Glover
Colonel Breen
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Bryan Marshall
Captain Potter
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Maurice Good
Sergeant Cleghorn
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Duncan Lamont
Sladden
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Peter Copley
Howell
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Edwin Richfield
Minister
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Grant Taylor
Police Sergeant Ellis
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Noel Howlett
Abbey Librarian
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Thomas Heathcote
Vicar
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Robert Morris
Jerry Watson
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Bee Duffell
Miss Dobson
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Sheila Steafel
Journalist
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Hugh Futcher
Sapper West
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Hugh Morton
Elderly Journalist
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Hugh Manning
Pub Customer
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June Ellis
Blonde
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Keith Marsh
Johnson
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James Culliford
Corporal Gibson
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Roger Avon
Electrician
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Brian Peck
Technical Officer
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John Graham
Inspector
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Charles Lamb
Newsvendor
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David Savile
Army Officer
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William Ellis
Journalist
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Gareth Thomas
Workman (uncredited)
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Elroy Josephs
Black Workman (uncredited)
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Michael Poole
Older Workman (uncredited)
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Albert Shepherd
Loader (uncredited)

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Reviews

(1)
John Chard
90%
Creepy, interesting, above all else...intelligent. Whilst excavating at the site of a new underground tube station, workers unearth a mysterious object. On to the case comes Professor Quatermass who deduces that the object is Martian in origin. Initially viewed with scorn and disbelief, it becomes apparent that the Martian race have been involved in the human race before, and now they have been awoken again. This was the third Hammer film adaptation of Nigel Kneale's BBC-TV Quatermass serial, with previous entries being The Quatermass Experiment & Quatermass 2. This to me, tho, is undoubtedly the shining light of the bunch. Chiefly what works the best in this one is the wonderful fusion of mystery and intelligence, the eerie sense of dread only off set by a yearning to find out just what has happened? And more crucially, what will happen? Building up perfectly, courtesy of Roy Ward Baker's astutely paced direction, Quatermass And The Pit is a film that just begs you to pay attention to every little detail, each conversation is fully fleshing out this most intriguing story. Then there is the finale that pays off handsomely, to hint at what is involved would result in a spoiler of sorts, and really it would be stupid of me to prepare you for the film's closure. See it because it's one of the best genre entries of the 60s, a must for sci-fi enthusiasts that like a bit of brains to go with their genre persuasion. 8.5/10