Quatermass and the Pit

Quatermass and the Pit

6.6IMDb Score
Released:1967-11-09
Duration:97 min
Director:Roy Ward Baker
Actors:Andrew Keir, James Donald, Barbara Shelley, Julian Glover, Bryan Marshall
Production:Hammer Film Productions

Overview:

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

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