Quatermass and the Pit
Quatermass and the Pit ★★½ 1958
From the original BBC production. Professor Quatermass is up to his ears in trouble as a Martian spacecraft is found by subway workers. Not long after a monster stalks the streets of London. Remade cinematically in 1968 as “Five Million Years to Earth.” 180m/B VHS . GB Andre Morell, Cec Linder; D: Rudloph Carier; W: Nigel Kneale.
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