It is the second in the quatermass series by writer nigel kneale, and the oldest of. Roney and quatermass develop their theory about the martians visit to earth, instilling their essence into mans ancestors, sladden, alone in the pit, flees in terror. A team of scientists search for the origin and purpose of a mysterious capsule found on a building site. The series follows the plot and even the dialog of the movie very closely. Then in 1979, twentyone years after the quatermass and the pit television series was first screened and twelve years after hammers belated film adaptation, a new quatermass tv mini series was announced, to be produced by euston films and screened by thames television, one of the bbcs commercial tv rivals. An ancient martian spaceship is unearthed in london, and proves to. Quatermass and the pit five million years to earththe. Nigel kneales quatermass tv series spawned a brief film series produced over an elevenyear period. It was the third and last of the bbcs quatermass serials, although the character would reappear in a 1979 itv production simply enti tled quatermass. Colonel james breen 6 episodes, 19581959 john stratton.
Quatermass and the pit by roy ward baker, rudolph cartier. Quatermass and the pit 1958 drama, scifi, horror tv. These tv series of the good professors battles with aliens opened with. Quatermass and the pit s path to the screen was a protracted one, but the production itself was quite serendipitous. Professor bernard quatermass is a heroic scientist character featured in four television serials the quatermass experiment bbc, 1953, quatermass ii bbc, 1955, quatermass and the pit bbc, 1958, and quatermass itv, 1979 and a radio serial the quatermass memoirs bbc, 1996 all written by nigel kneale. Certainly the one that had most influence on the works of others and for good reason. Based upon nigel kneales earlier tv serial of the same name, it was a film that took a number of years to get made since the previous sequel quatermass 2 was released ten years prior under the direction of val guest with. The quatermass conclusion is comprised of highlights from the 1979 british tv serial of the same name. This series was remade into a fulllength movie but the movie was not anywhere as good as this. Kneale wrote four quatermass tv serials in total between 1953 and 1979 as well as bbc radio docudrama retrospective the quatermass memoirs that was first broadcast in 1995. Quatermass and the pit opens in knightsbridge, where workmen discover a prehistoric skull in hobs lane, which is a typical postwar mix of occupied buildings, bombedout ruins and waste ground. Quatermass and the pit 1967 123movies 123 movies watch. Quatermass and the pit episode one internet archive. Two further quatermass series followed during the fifties, quatermass ii 1955, in which zombies infiltrate earth and quatermass and the pit 1957, in which an alien spacecraft is discovered.
Like its three predecessors, quatermass was written by nigel kneale. A space odyssey and doctor who, quatermass and the pit was the paramount british science fiction saga in film and television. Quatermass and the pit quatermass also known as the quatermass conclusion or quatermass iv is a british television science fiction serial produced by euston films for thames television and broadcast on the itv network in october and november 1979. Like the earlier quatermass projects of the 1950s and 1960s, the guiding force behind conclusion was prolific screenwriter nigel kneale, though the series and the film hardly represent his best work. Quatermass and the pit the classic 195859 bbc television. In 1953, the original quatermass series became the first fullscale science fiction serial on british television. More and more member states demanded independence, and a series of crises erupted during the 1950s, including the 1952 mau mau uprising in. Kneale also wrote such programs as the year of the sex olympics, the stone tape and the 1989 adaptation of susan nigel kneale was a british screenwriter. Quatermass and the pit is released by the bbc on a single bluray disc. List of films based on british television series wikipedia. Quatermass and the pit bbc series on bluray region b. Even now, about six decades later, the series manages to evoke an. Hammer also purchased the film rights to quatermass and the pit released in the us as five million years to earth, as it had done with the previous two tv serials, although they did not release their version until 1967. Quatermass and the pit is the third film in this series, having been released 10 years after part two.
The plots of the films involved alien invaders of one kind or another, landing in england, and being repulsed by quatermass, who is presented as an extremely intelligent and moral scientist. This is a multiregion region 0all dvd, and should play on most dvd players in the world. The other quatermass series on ia is a little better, in my opinion, but this one is a better print so they really balance out. Quatermass and the pit is the third, and what many believe to be, the finest entry in the quatermass film series. Quatermass and the pit 1967 scifi saturdays retrozap. Meanwhile excavation is going on at hobbs lane, long the site of reported imps and devils. The late nigel kneale was a visionary and ground breaking writer whose 1950s bbc tv quatermass serials were not only a massive influence on the likes of doctor who and the xfiles. Stream quatermass and the pit uncut, adfree on all your favorite devices. While the science fiction tv quatermass reads as an obvious declaration of philosophical faith in the restoration of social normality and order in spite of alien threats from. Five million years to earth bfi film classics ebook textbooks. Quatermass and the pit was a sixpart serial for the bbc and the third installment following the beloved professor bernard quatermass. Quatermass and the pit episode 1 video dailymotion. The six episodes are available separately with a play all option.
Quatermass and the pit 1967 submitted by simon powell on fri, 20120316 15. A scene from the new hd remaster of quatermass and the pit the classic bbc television chiller from writer nigel kneale and director. Quatermass and the pit tv miniseries 1958 cast imdb. Quatermass ii may 24, 1957 in england, a group of space scientists, who have developed plans for the first moon colony, learn that a secret, ostensibly governmentrun, complex of identical design has been built in a remote part of england and is the focus of periodic falls of. Quatermass collection quatermass experiment quatermass. Here at jpg video we produce high quality products at a very reasonable and competitive price. The edit was made with the participation of rudolph cartier and writer nigel kneale with new opening and closing titles. Nine years later, hammer films had already established itself as a strong voice in science fiction with films like quatermass 2 and x the unknown, so a big. The bbc had transmitted a few science fiction programmes before then, but nothing. Matthew roney 6 episodes, 19581959 anthony bushell. The third and perhaps the best quatermass serial from the team of writer nigel kneale and producerdirector rudolph cartier, quatermass and the pit was a cabalistic tale of the excavation of an ancient insect capsule in knightsbridge, london, with professor quatermass battling to prevent the reawakened influence of the martians on the human race.
Roney and quatermass develop their theory about the martians visit to earth, instilling their essence into mans ancestors, sladden, alone in the pit, flees in terror as strange forces are conjured. Quatermass and the pit usa title five million years to earth aka the mind benders directed by roy ward baker written by nigel kneale ukscience fictioncolor196798 min. Quatermass and the pit is a british television sciencefiction serial transmitted live by bbc. The antimilitary and antiwar tone of the film, has, sadly, been lost. A scene from the new hd remaster of quatermass and the pit the classic bbc television chiller from writer nigel kneale and director rudolph cartier. Professor quatermass is resisting the planners of a rocketproject known as the dead mans deterrent. Quatermass and the pit is a british television sciencefiction serial transmitted live by bbc television in december 1958 and january 1959. Quatermass and the pit is a 1967 british science fiction horror film from hammer film. Quatermass and the pit may have played a part in convincing the bbc that moving who to be far more earthbound just two years later would be a good thing. Quatermass ii is a british sciencefiction serial, originally broadcast by bbc television in the autumn of 1955. Kim newmans fascinating study focuses on roy ward bakers 1967 film, written by quatermass creator nigel kneale for hammer films, but also looks at the origins of the quatermass franchise in 1950s bbc. Quatermass and the pit is a british television sciencefiction serial, originally transmitted live by bbc television in december 1958 and january 1959. An ancient martian spaceship is unearthed in london, and proves to have powerful psychic effects on the people around.
Professor bernard quatermass is a heroic scientist character featured in four television serials the quatermass experiment bbc, 1953, quatermass ii bbc, 1955, quatermass and the pit bbc, 1958, and quatermass itv, 1979 and a radio serial the quatermass memoirs bbc, 1996. The story set in the near future involves influences from outer space that are possessing people. This brief article aims at showing the shift of ideological and aesthetic perspective underlying the transposition of the 1950s quatermass british tv serials to the later hammer film version of the original bbc program. This is the plot of nigel kneales classic sciencefiction series quatermass and the pit, which was originally shown on bbc decemebr 22, 1958. A separate screenplay by nigel kneale for theaters, parallel to the 1979 quatermass four part miniseries.
The quatermass franchise was undoubtedly an influence on doctor who, and. Quatermass and the pit is quatermass and the pit on. It was the third and last of the bbcs quatermass serials, although the chief character, professor bernard quatermass, reappeared in a 1979 itv production called quatermass. Details about quatermass and the pit 1958 drama, scifi, horror tv mini series.
The 4th quatermass tv series is a british television science fiction serial produced by euston films for thames television and broadcast on the itv network in october and november 1979. This time the film was directed by roy ward baker and starred scottish actor andrew keir. While the first two serials would go on to influence xfiles episodes galore, the third 1958s quatermass and the pit is even more groundbreaking, and has been mined by everything from. Dont get left behind enjoy unlimited, adfree access to shudders full library of films and series for 7 days. Just my humble opinion of course, but this film is without doubt the best of the good professors outings.
Professor bernard quatermass 6 episodes, 19581959 cec linder. Roney and quatermass develop their theory about the martians visit to earth, instilling their essence into mans ancestors, sladden, alone in the pit, flees in. Professor quatermass must save his granddaughter from the clutches of a popular and sinister cult planet people. As with previous chapters in the kneale saga, the film begins with a baffling scientific discovery. Mathew roney andrew keir as professor bernard quatermass babara shelly as barbara judd grant taylor as police sergeant ellis plot summary. Watch quatermass and the pit full movie online 123movies. Old science fiction and horror movieswith the original quatermass series from the 1950. In 1986, quatermass and the pit was released on home video by bbc video. Arguably the high water mark of the cycle is quatermass and the pit, a challenging, mindtwisting saga that began life as a 1957 production shown in six episodes on live british television.
I dont usually watch old time tv or new tv for that matter but this is good drama. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. That hob is an old name for the devil is the earliest hint of the occult disturbances to come. Quatermass ivthe quatermass conclusiontv series 1979. Quatermass and the pit the series continues the loose chronology of the quatermass adventures, and begins with professor bernard quatermass being forced out of his role at the british experimental rocket group, with the organisation being passed into military control by the british government. I suspect this series may have been an inspiration for dr.