Quatermass and The Pit (1967)

Written by Nigel Kneale

Directed by Roy Ward Baker

Running Time: 97 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1967

Rating: 15 Certificate

Production Country: UK

Filmed in Colour

Whilst digging a new UnderGround line in London, the construction crew employed for the job discover the skeletal remains of ancient apes with extraordinarily large skulls, shortly after that they unearth what appears to be an old World War II German missle.

However when a Missile expert, called Colonel Breen (Julian Glover) is brought in to investigate, accompanied by Professor Bernard Quartermass (Andrew Keir) it transpires that, not only is it NOTa German missile, but that it is not of this world either.

When the interior of the artefact is exposed, a dead locust-like creature that resembles the devil is found. It is soon determined by Quartermass that these "locusts" are evil Martians who altered the brains of our simian ancestors to eventually lay claim to the Earth.

When Quartermass's suspicion that the missile can reactivate the dormant evil in humans is confirmed, all hell breaks loose.

When is Quatermass and The Pit next on TV?

In the UK... it's next showing on ITV1 London November 30th, 2:15am. See more...

Cast

James DonaldDr. Mathew Roney
Andrew KeirProf. Bernard Quatermass
Barbara ShelleyBarbara Judd
Julian GloverCol. Breen
Duncan LamontSladden
Bryan MarshallCapt. Potter
Peter CopleyHowell
Edwin RichfieldMinister of Defense
Maurice GoodSgt. Cleghorn
Grant TaylorPolice Sgt. Ellis
Robert MorrisJerry Watson
Sheila SteafelJournalist
Hugh FutcherSapper West
Hugh MortonElderly Journalist
Thomas HeathcoteVicar

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