A mysterious artifact is unearthed in London, and famous scientist Bernard Quatermass is called into to divine its origins and explain its strange effects on people.
The "American Gods" star credits amazing co-stars and killer special effects for his mind-bending performance.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| James Donald | ... | Doctor Roney | |
| Andrew Keir | ... | Quatermass | |
| Barbara Shelley | ... | Barbara Judd | |
| Julian Glover | ... | Colonel Breen | |
| Duncan Lamont | ... | Sladden | |
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Bryan Marshall | ... | Captain Potter |
| Peter Copley | ... | Howell | |
| Edwin Richfield | ... | Minister | |
| Grant Taylor | ... | Police Sergeant Ellis | |
| Maurice Good | ... | Sergeant Cleghorn | |
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Robert Morris | ... | Watson |
| Sheila Steafel | ... | Journalist | |
| Hugh Futcher | ... | Sapper West | |
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Hugh Morton | ... | Elderly Journalist |
| Thomas Heathcote | ... | Vicar | |
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While digging a new subway line in London, a construction crew discovers first: a skeleton, then what they think is an old World War II German missile. Upon closer examination the "missile" appears to be not of this earth! This movie examines the age old question of how we came to be on this planet. It is surprisingly scary. Written by KC Hunt <khunt@eng.morgan.edu>
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dream recorder | dream recording | spacecraft | london underground | journalist |Taglines:
Force more powerful than 1,000 H-Bombs unleashed to devastate Earth! World in panic! Cities in flames! See more »Parents Guide:
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16 February 1968 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Sladden: No... dark... purple...
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Roney's mental image, seen on a small screen when the apparatus is being calibrated, is a shot from early in Four Sided Triangle (1953), an earlier Hammer science fiction film. See more »Goofs
At the end of the film as buildings start falling down, the debris from the buildings bounce as though they're made from Styrofoam. See more »Quotes
Professor Bernard Quatermass: What colour is the sky, blue?Sladden: No... dark... purple...
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The picture concerns about the strange deeds into a London underground . There find a Martian aircraft which probes the humanity is created by a superior civilization . Then arrive Quatermass (Andrew Keir) , an official army (Julian Glover) and two obstinate scientists (James Donald and Barbara Shelley) , all of them discover fantastic events . The plot is developed for continuous discovery , leading a spooky and astounding finale.
The movie is an outstanding adaptation from a TV serial exhibited in BBC (1958-59) written by Nigel Kneagle . As protagonist turns up Andrew Keir substituting to Brian Donlevy starring in ¨The Quatermass experiment¨ and ¨Quatermass II¨ , both of them directed by Val Guest , besides John Mills starred the final chapter titled the ¨Conclusion Quatermass¨ directed by Piers Haggard . This 1967 film is one of the greatest British science fiction films and the best of Quatermass trilogy . The great climax film is , of course , the final confrontation between the starring and the weird entity . In the picture appears the usual Hammer technicians and artistic team as cameraman Arthur Grant creating a riveting and colorful cinematography , Bernard Robinson making an awesome production design and ordinary musical conductor Philip Martell . The film is well produced by Anthony Nelson and magnificently directed by Roy Ward Baker . The flick will appeal to science fiction movie enthusiasts and Hammer fans . Rating : Above average and well worth watching .