| Quatermass and the Pit | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Quatermass and the Pit |
| Director: | Roy Ward Baker |
| Writers: | Nigel Kneale |
| Producers: | Anthony Nelson Keys |
| Composer: | Tristram Cary |
| Cinematography: | Arthur Grant |
| Editors: | Spencer Reeve |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Hammer Film Productions |
| Released: | November 9th, 1967 |
| Rating: | Approved |
| Running time: | 97 min. |
| Country: | UK |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | £275,000 |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | Quatermass II (1957) |
| Next: | Quatermass Conclusion, The (1979) |
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.
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Cast[]
James Donald as Doctor Mathew Roney
Andrew Keir 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[]
- Quatermass and the Pit (1967) redirects to this page.
- 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.