Quatermass and the Pit
“World in panic! Cities in flames!”
A mysterious artifact unearthed below a London Underground station proves to have powerful psychic effects on the people around.
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Part of Quatermass (Hammer) Collection
3 films
Cast
32 people
Andrew Keir
Prof. Bernard Quatermass
Known for
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
James Donald
Dr. Mathew Roney
Known for
The Great Escape
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Barbara Shelley
Barbara Judd
Known for
Village of the Damned
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Julian Glover
Colonel Breen
Known for
Game of Thrones
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Bryan Marshall
Captain Potter
Known for
The Punisher
The Long Good Friday
Maurice Good
Sergeant Cleghorn
Known for
The Skull
They Came from Beyond Space
Duncan Lamont
Sladden
Known for
The Evil of Frankenstein
Arabesque
Peter Copley
Howell
Known for
The Colour of Magic
Victim
Edwin Richfield
Minister
Known for
The Face of Fu Manchu
Grant Taylor
Police Sergeant Ellis
Known for
UFO
Noel Howlett
Abbey Librarian
Known for
Murder at the Gallop
The Kiss of the Vampire
Thomas Heathcote
Vicar
Known for
Village of the Damned
A Man for All Seasons
Roy Ward Baker Director · Nigel Kneale Screenplay Tristram Cary Composer
Worldwide gross $750K · Budget $367K · United States release February 16, 1968
Box office
Budget
$367,085
Worldwide gross
$750,000
Gross vs. budget
2.0×
Production
Hammer Film Productions
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 9, 1967
Theatrical · Rated X
United States · February 16, 1968
Theatrical
Brazil
February 6, 2026 · TV · TCM BR
Spain
December 2, 1968 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 15, 1992 · Physical · VHS
November 13, 2006 · Physical · DVD
May 23, 2012 · Theatrical · Re-release
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