I remember reading at one time that the BBC ever so briefly contemplated making a new Doctor Who an American. As much as I would have liked it, that idea never flew thank the Deity. Doctor Who is so British, the character never would have worked with another nationality. The same is true with Dr. Bernard Quatermass.
Although Brian Donlevy did two Quatermass films, for me the essential Quatermass has to be Scottish actor Andrew Keir. He stars in this film, one of the best of the Quatermass series, in fact one of my favorite science fiction films. If it were done today with computer graphics, it would really be something.
While digging for a new extension of the London Underground, workmen find some unusual skulls and then a most unusual metallic object that is originally thought to be a calling card from Mr. Hitler during the last war. Even today those things are still found in real life.
The skulls bring archaeologist James Donald and the calling card brings Andrew Keir. It's a calling card all right, but from some folks a good deal further away than Germany.
The place where these things are found is named Hob's Lane and it has a history of strange and evil happenings over history. That object wreaks havoc with the mind and it brings about an unforgettable climax where Donald and Keir have to save nothing less than the human race.
What are the two saving Earth from? The best answer I can give is that the theme of Quatermass And The Pit is an expansion of Forbidden Planet's monsters from the Id.
Quatermass And The Pit is one of the best films that Hammer Films in its history ever put out. It's imaginative and intellectual at the same time and makes you ask some disturbing questions about the very origin of man. Don't miss it ever broadcast.
Although Brian Donlevy did two Quatermass films, for me the essential Quatermass has to be Scottish actor Andrew Keir. He stars in this film, one of the best of the Quatermass series, in fact one of my favorite science fiction films. If it were done today with computer graphics, it would really be something.
While digging for a new extension of the London Underground, workmen find some unusual skulls and then a most unusual metallic object that is originally thought to be a calling card from Mr. Hitler during the last war. Even today those things are still found in real life.
The skulls bring archaeologist James Donald and the calling card brings Andrew Keir. It's a calling card all right, but from some folks a good deal further away than Germany.
The place where these things are found is named Hob's Lane and it has a history of strange and evil happenings over history. That object wreaks havoc with the mind and it brings about an unforgettable climax where Donald and Keir have to save nothing less than the human race.
What are the two saving Earth from? The best answer I can give is that the theme of Quatermass And The Pit is an expansion of Forbidden Planet's monsters from the Id.
Quatermass And The Pit is one of the best films that Hammer Films in its history ever put out. It's imaginative and intellectual at the same time and makes you ask some disturbing questions about the very origin of man. Don't miss it ever broadcast.