Quatermass and the Pit |  | Director: Roy Ward Baker
Actors: James Donald, Andrew Keir, Barbara Shelley, Julian Glover, Duncan Lamont
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Category: DVD
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Rating:  64 reviews
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Letterboxed, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 2
Picture Format: Letterbox
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 97 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
ISBN: 6305095477
UPC: 013131050592
EAN: 9786305095477
Theatrical Release Date: February 16, 1968
Release Date: October 21, 1998
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We have met the enemy, and it is us: when a Martian spacecraft with a terrifying link to the origins of humanity is unearthed beneath a London tube station, only the esteemed Professor Bernard Quatermass (a very British--and possibly mad--precursor to Mulder and Scully) can save London's suddenly murderous population from itself. One of the most intelligently paranoid science fiction films ever produced, this pessimistic masterpiece functions as a dark flip side to the relatively optimistic alien-induced evolution theory presented in the later 2001: A Space Odyssey. Nigel Kneale's brilliant script (which posits a surprisingly plausible, otherworldly rationale for the existence of the supernatural) was later appropriated by acknowledged fan John Carpenter for his underrated Prince of Darkness. In addition to boasting a flawless widescreen print, this marvelous tape also features a hilariously overdone original U.S. trailer ("Women will be defiled by the invaders from outer space!" it erroneously shrieks). A must-see for horror and science fiction aficionados. This film is also known as Five Million Years to Earth. --Andrew Wright
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 Quatermass and the Pit August 21, 2009
Jeffrey J. Fowler (Tacoma, WA)
I remember watching this movie as a young kid back in the 60's and thought it had a good story line and believable actors and for the period the special effects were rather good. I think I even had a crush on Barbara Shelley. I managed to tape it on VHS years ago and would like to purchase it on dvd...but for $136 new????..forget it...even used copies are way too much. I guess I just have to wait or make sure my old vcr doesn't eat my tape.
 Great old sci-fi flick May 6, 2009
Gadget fool (Daytona Beach, Fl. USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This movie is a terriffic old sci-fi flick that you will see from time-to-time on Turner Classic Movies. The movie is titled 5 Million Years to Earth when it shows on Turner. If you want to find it for around $20, go to Movies Unlimited on the internet.
I can still remember seeing this for the first time and being impressed with how well the British can do this sort of thing, even on what must have been a low budget. The acting is impressive and you will get caught up in the plot, believe me. Buy it!
Brilliant British Sci-Fi -- Second to none! April 6, 2009
Gordon M. Wagner (Suburbia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Top-quality British science fiction, second to none -- the scene where Barbara Steele implores Professor Quatermass to read the photocopies of old newspaper articles she's discovered is simply perfect...
If there is a more ambitious or a more fully-realized British science fiction movie available, I am unaware of it...
Our Ancestors Were Cockroaches?! July 31, 2008
J. B. Hoyos (Chesapeake, VA)
"Quatermass and the Pit" is the most exciting science fiction/horror hybrid I've seen from Hammer Productions. The plot is intricate, exciting and thought provoking; it offers extremely unique theories of man's origin on earth.
Professor Quatermass (Andrew Keir of "Dracula: Prince of Darkness") is investigating what first appears to be an unexploded bomb found during the construction of a subway line. Upon further examination, he learns that it is an alien spacecraft that is over five million years old. The identity of its crewmembers is quite disturbing. Worse of all, the spacecraft appears to have a life of its own. Pandemonium breaks out in London as the spacecraft takes possession of men's bodies and souls, turning them into killing machines that can't be stopped.
"Quatermass and the Pit" is a must have for everyone who owns a collection of science fiction and/or Hammer Production classics. I could not afford to purchase the one from Anchor Bay; instead I bought the one released by Optimum Classic, which is NTSC Region 1, from Britain. The audio and video are great. It is presented in Widescreen; the menu has a trailer but no scene selection. I have downloaded photos of the DVD jacket and disc.
sticks to your brain June 8, 2008
Beaker
I can't believe I found this. I watched this film on a Saturday afternoon TV as a child in the early 1970s--5 Million Years to Earth. It intrigued me and scared me more than any other film I have seen before or since. My pre-teen brain was modified permanently by the scene where the evil is released from the spaceship and spreads through the tunnels and then creeps up to the surface. I think this is a great film. Judging from the other reviews, it just may be. I am keen to buy this, watch it, and face my childhood fears.
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