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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. A must-see for horror and science-fiction aficionados. --Andrew Wright, Amazon.com
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Hobbs End, Knightsbridge, London. Whilst working on a new subway tunnel for the London Underground a group of construction workers uncover a strangely shaped skull amongst the rubble. Nearby is another discovery: a large, mysterious and impenetrable metal object. Initially mistaken for an unexploded bomb the origins of the object and its strange power are far more horrific and terrifying than anybody could have possibly imagined. Is it of this earth? Could it be the ancestral link to mankind’s evolution? Or could it be an ancient link to unleashing ultimate evil? There’s only one man capable of unravelling the clues, his name is Professor Bernard Quatermass, a man of science who thrives on the dark mysteries of the world, a man with answers.
Written by legendary screenwriter Nigel Kneale, Quatermass and The Pit is a seminal British sci-fi classic. Highly influential, it’s renowned for its creepy plot and eerie, disturbing atmosphere. There is nothing else like it.
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Written by legendary screenwriter Nigel Kneale, Quatermass and The Pit is a seminal British sci-fi classic. Highly influential, it’s renowned for its creepy plot and eerie, disturbing atmosphere. There is nothing else like it.
Featuring cover art by Olly Moss
Special Features include:
- New UK exclusive interviews with Julian Glover, Mark Gatiss, Judith Kerr, Kim Newman and Marcus Hearn
- Audio commentary with Nigel Kneale and Roy Ward Baker
- World of Hammer – Sci-Fi Episode
- UK and US trailers
- Interview with Joe Dante
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92 of 94 people found the following review helpful
By Sheffielder
Format:DVD
Quatermass finds himself on the scene of an archaeological dig in a London tube station, where a rather unexpected object is found. He soon realises it's a relic from an old colonisation attempt several million years earlier. The invaders are long dead, but a compelling memory still lurks in Hob's Lane...
I first saw this film two decades ago, when I managed to record it off the TV, and soon wore out the video by watching it so often. It's a great example of its genre, and still superb today. The scientists are scientific, the army officer annoying, the plot marvellously constructed, and the effects a strange combination of the superb and the slightly ropey - exactly what you want from a classic sci-fi/Hammer adventure of the sixties. There's not a single scene or pseudo-fact out of place, and no extraneously irrelevant love interest getting in the way either. Even the film loop behind the end-titles is unsettling; to this day I can't decide what sort of ending the film has; "good" has triumphed, but at what cost?
All in all, a great film, and well worth watching. Five stars.
I first saw this film two decades ago, when I managed to record it off the TV, and soon wore out the video by watching it so often. It's a great example of its genre, and still superb today. The scientists are scientific, the army officer annoying, the plot marvellously constructed, and the effects a strange combination of the superb and the slightly ropey - exactly what you want from a classic sci-fi/Hammer adventure of the sixties. There's not a single scene or pseudo-fact out of place, and no extraneously irrelevant love interest getting in the way either. Even the film loop behind the end-titles is unsettling; to this day I can't decide what sort of ending the film has; "good" has triumphed, but at what cost?
All in all, a great film, and well worth watching. Five stars.
50 of 52 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
It makes a change to watch a film free of cgi or cliched phrases such 'we've got to get the hell out of here' etc
I love this film and watch it about once a year. The scene in Hobb's lane, when the policeman is telling Quatermass and his assistant about the strange noises and figures, is just excellent, and so spooky.
I love this film and watch it about once a year. The scene in Hobb's lane, when the policeman is telling Quatermass and his assistant about the strange noises and figures, is just excellent, and so spooky.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Tony Jones
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Having been scared half to death by this in the 70s when it was on late on New Years Eve (and scared completely some time later by the Stone Tapes) this is something that really pre-dates a lot of the later Dr Who (e.g. Pertwee's the Daemons, Troughton's London underground).
A most for any fan of British classic sci-fi
A most for any fan of British classic sci-fi
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No Special features on the DVD! If you don't own BLURAY.
The Actual film I'm very fond of. I already have an Anchor Bay edition from several years ago. As a Hammer Nerd; I thought to warn those of who don't own Blu-Ray, Who may already... Read more
Published 14 days ago by Peter Desmond
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best Hammer Film Of Them All
This science fiction drama is a masterpiece.The dialogue and characters build the tension
in a way that make it seem more like a documentary. Read more
in a way that make it seem more like a documentary. Read more
Published 25 days ago by showgate
5.0 out of 5 stars
Quintessential Hammer!
This is a beautifully restored blu ray remastering of the classic 1967 Hammer film that successfully blends horror with science fiction.. arrived promptly...thoroughly recommended
Published 1 month ago by ravna
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Quatermass and the Pit [DVD]
An oldy but a goody!Ive seen this many times,but always wanted to own it.nostalja is a thing of the past.
Published 1 month ago by James Baldwin
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful new makeover of a Hammer classic
This is a clever, scary and very intelligent sci-fi movie, and one of Hammer's best sci- fi films.
The new restoration is truly remarkable, and the film looks brand new. Read more
The new restoration is truly remarkable, and the film looks brand new. Read more
Published 1 month ago by filmboychris
5.0 out of 5 stars
Underated creeky classic
I'm not a big sci-fi or horror fan and if there's a Hammer film on TV I'm not the one determined to watch it. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Charlie Mouse
5.0 out of 5 stars
An epic
From the Hammer House of Horror, with very basic SFX, it just shows that horror and suspense could still be shown without a drop of blood being spilled. Read more
Published 1 month ago by C. Sims
5.0 out of 5 stars
Super-quality release of sci-fi classic
One of the finest and most imaginative science fiction films ever made, QUATERMASS AND THE PIT (aka FIVE MILLION YEARS TO EARTH) has been transferred to blu-ray in a most... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Gary M. Gerani
5.0 out of 5 stars
just as i remember it
Well what can i say a classic of its kind, if you like old British films this is as good as it gets well worth the money
Published 2 months ago by Roy C
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Rejuvenated Classic and Original, Creepy, British Sci-Fi/Horror...
I like this film a lot and, despite it dating way back to 1967 and me having watched it multiple times, it still manages to scare the proverbials off me in places as the plot is so... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. Laurence Williams
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