Quatermass and the Pit
1967 · TMDB 6.7
Directed by Roy Ward Baker
A mysterious artifact unearthed below a London Underground station proves to have powerful psychic effects on the people around.
Why it matters
Workmen digging a new London Underground extension uncover a Martian spacecraft and the fossilised remains of its crew, awakening a dormant horror that has shaped human evolution itself.
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Released
- 1967-11-09
- Studio
- Hammer Film Productions
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 6.7
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