Quatermass and the Pit (film)
Quatermass and the Pit US title Five Million Years to Earth is a 1967 British science fiction horror film. Made by Hammer Film Productions it is a sequel to the earlier Hammer films The Quatermass Xperiment and Quatermass 2. Like its predecessors it is based on a BBC Television serial Quatermass and the Pit written by Nigel Kneale. It was directed by Roy Ward Baker and stars Andrew Keir in the title role as Professor Bernard Quatermass, replacing Brian Donlevy who played the role in the two earlier films. James Donald, Barbara Shelley and Julian Glover appear in costarring roles.
Workers building an extension to the London Underground at Hobbs End dig up skeletal remains. Palaeontologist Dr Matthew Roney James Donald is called in and deduces that they are the remnants of a group of apemen over five million years old, more ancient than any previous finds. One of Roneys assistants uncovers part of a metallic object. Believing it to be an unexploded bomb, they call in an army bomb disposal team.Meanwhile, Professor Bernard Quatermass Andrew Keir is dismayed to learn that his plans for the colonisation of the Moon are to be taken over by the military. He gives a cold reception to Colonel Breen Julian Glover, who has been assigned to join Quatermasss British Experimental Rocket Group. When the bomb disposal team call for Breens assistance, Quatermass accompanies him to the site. Breen concludes it is a Vweapon, but Quatermass disagrees. When another skeleton is found in an inner chamber, Quatermass and Roney realise that the object must also be five million years old. Quatermass suspects it is of alien origin, but Roney is certain the apemen are terrestrial. ........
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