Quatermass and the Pit (1967)

Quatermass and the Pit is a British science fiction feature film. It is the third film in the Quatermass series and was directed by Roy Ward Baker. The script was written by Nigel Kneale, based on a story treatment by Kneale. It was produced by Hammer Film Productions and premiered in the United Kingdom on November 9th, 1967. It was first screened in the United States on February 16th, 1968.

Cast
James Donald as Doctor Mathew Roney

Andrew Keier as Professor Bernard Quatermass

Barbara Shelley as Barbara Judd

Julian Glover as Colonel Breen

Duncan Lamont as Sladden

Bryan Marshall as Captain Potter

Peter Copley as Howell

Edwin Richfield as Minister

Grant Taylor as Police sergeant Ellis

Maurice Good as Sergeant Cleghorn

Robert Morris as Jerry Watson

Sheila Steafel as Journalist

Notes & Trivia

 * This film is alternatively known as Five Million Years to Earth.


 * The tagline for this film is, "All Earth Stands Helpless! Spawned in the depths of outer space -- a monster so horrible, so vicious, so incredible -- even when you see it you won't believe it could be!"


 * Production on Quatermass and the Pit began on February 27th, 1967. Principal photography concluded on April 25th, 1967.