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World in panic! Cities in flames! - Quatermass and the Pit
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Title: Quatermass and the Pit

Release Date: 9 Nov 1967

Runtime: 1h 37m

Genre: Science Fiction, Horror, Mystery

Director: Hammer Film Productions

Production Companies: Hammer Film Productions

Overview: A mysterious artifact unearthed below a London subway station proves to have powerful psychic effects on the people around.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.6 (243 votes)

Cast

  • Prof. Bernard Quatermass: Andrew Keir
  • Dr. Mathew Roney: James Donald
  • Barbara Judd: Barbara Shelley
  • Colonel Breen: Julian Glover
  • Captain Potter: Bryan Marshall
  • Sergeant Cleghorn: Maurice Good
  • Sladden: Duncan Lamont
  • Howell: Peter Copley
  • Minister: Edwin Richfield
  • Police Sergeant Ellis: Grant Taylor
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