Quatermass and the Pit (1967) | |
| Director(s) | Roy Ward Baker |
| Producer(s) | Anthony Nelson Keys |
| Top Genres | Horror, Science Fiction |
| Top Topics | Aliens |
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Quatermass and the Pit (1967) was a Science Fiction - Horror Film directed by Roy Ward Baker and produced by Anthony Nelson Keys.
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Classics Revisited: Quatermass and the Pit
By Barry P. on Jul 8, 2017 From Cinematic Catharsis(1967) Directed by Roy Ward Baker; Written by Nigel Kneale; Original story by Nigel Kneale; Starring: Andrew Keir, Barbara Shelley, James Donald and Julian Glover; Available on Blu-ray (Region B) and DVD (Region 2). Rating: ***** “I wanted a scientist who was on the edge of terri... Read full article
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Are you insured? I'm insured. It's good to be insured. At least it cheers you up.
Barbara Judd: We are the Martians now.
Minister of Defense: You realise what you're implying? That we owe our human condition here to the intervention of insects?
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Barbara Judd: We are the Martians now.
Minister of Defense: You realise what you're implying? That we owe our human condition here to the intervention of insects?
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Anthony Quayle seemed to be cast before Kier stepped into the title role.
Despite not personally connecting with director Roy Ward Baker, Andrew Keir felt that the crew gelled together extremely well as a unit. This can partly be attributed to the fact that - prevented from lensing as planned at a full-up Elstree - the production team enjoyed the luxury of having the entire run of the empty MGM studios.
Edwin Richfield, who plays the Minister, played the role of Peterson in Hammer's earlier film Quatermass II: Enemy from Space a decade before.
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Despite not personally connecting with director Roy Ward Baker, Andrew Keir felt that the crew gelled together extremely well as a unit. This can partly be attributed to the fact that - prevented from lensing as planned at a full-up Elstree - the production team enjoyed the luxury of having the entire run of the empty MGM studios.
Edwin Richfield, who plays the Minister, played the role of Peterson in Hammer's earlier film Quatermass II: Enemy from Space a decade before.
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