The process of bringing planet earth and earth to the screen took over five years. Scottish actor andrew keir stars as professor quatermass, taking over the role from brian donlevy song of scheherazade, who had portrayed quatermass in both of the previous flicks. Remebering 20 million miles to earth the colorization process tim burton sits down with ray harryhausen interview with joan taylor david schechter on film musics unsung hero 20 million miles more comic book video photo galleries original ad artwork. It was directed by roy ward baker and stars andrew keir. Five million years to earthdvd from the grindhouse cinema database five million years to earth. Original posters for hammer horror productions are incredibly sought after and this extremely rare title is no exception.
The 1967 film version, released as five million years to earth in the united states, ran 97 minutes, less than half the running time of the original production. Nov 22, 2014 the film is one of hammers brightest moments, or should i say brightest 90 or so minutes. This third chapter in the quatermass saga has been released on dvd plenty around the world, but we havent got it. Quatermass and the pit five million years to earththe mind benders. Thats the premise of the 1967 scifi classic five million years to earth. Although this daybill has its faults, the vast majority if not all can be corrected. Seen in america under the title five million years to earth, the movie is an intelligent scifi film that does a great job of building the tension throughout as military and science clash on what to do. Juran and starring william hopper, joan taylor, and frank puglia. The screenplay was written by bob williams and christopher knopf from an original treatment by charlott.
One of specialeffects wizard ray harryhausens preseventh voyage of sinbad efforts, 20 million miles to earth borrows a few pages from. Each episode was 35 minutes, making the dvd roughly 210 minutes. Five million years to earth bfi film classics download ahmetxhanari. Quatermass and the pit aka five million years to earth quad. That is a turn off for me as rick is right there are a lot of good ideas going on, some fine actors and ok, mostly hohum special effects. Everything seemed bathed in light, no ambiance at all. Five million years to earth 1967 when prehistoric skeletons are discovered during an expansion of the london underground, palaeontologist matthew roney james donald believes them to be. Quatermass and the pit five million years to earth dvd. The movie is simply one of the best scifi movies of the golden age of the 50s60s. Todays film is quatermass and the pit, often released as five million years to earth in the us and other markets generally less well versed in the brilliant writings of nigel kneale. With reginald tate, isabel dean, hugh kelly, paul whitsunjones. Earth day was a unified response to an environment in crisis oil spills, smog, rivers so polluted they literally caught fire.
Five million years to earth james donald andrew keir barbara shelley 1967 professor quatermass andrew keir finds dead insect men in a martian spaceship unearthed in the london subway. Hammer films produced a feature film version of the same story and the same title in the uk in 1967. Quatermass and the pit by roy ward baker, rudolph cartier. In the year 1 million, earth s continents will look roughly the same as. Seen in america under the title five million years to earth, the movie is an intelligent scifi film that does a great job of building the tension. With william hopper, joan taylor, thomas browne henry, frank puglia. On april 22, 1970, 20 million americans 10% of the u. Five million yearsto earth quatermass and the pit 1967. Quatermass and the pit five million years to earththe mind. Five million years to earth quatermass and the pit. Sep 15, 2011 1967 shelby gt500 barn find and appraisal that buyer uses to pay widow price revealed duration. Upon closer examination the missile appears to be not of this earth. Andrew keir, julian glover, bryan marshall, james donald, barbara shelley, duncan lamont, peter copley, edwin richfield, grant taylor, maurice good, roy ward baker, quatermass and the pit five. Usage public domain topics trailer, scifi, quatermass.
The rescue party discovers that the astronauts have inadvertently brought back a. Five million years to earth 1967melting cockpit duration. Five million years to earth bfi film classics ebook textbooks. Released 1967, five million years to earth stars james donald, andrew keir, barbara shelley, julian glover the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Quatermass and the pit is a 1967 british science fiction horror film from hammer film. More than 99 percent of all species, amounting to over five billion species, that ever lived on earth are estimated to be extinct. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. While digging a new subway line in london, a construction crew discovers first.
Quatermass and roney find a plan from the martians to invade earth affecting the earthlings but the skeptical colonel breen does not accept their theory. Following deep blue, it is the second film of a fivepicture deal between the two companies. This is a classic example of a low budget movie that is exciting. Five million years to earthdvd the grindhouse cinema. George hickenlooper on five million years to earth. Quatermass and the pit episode 1 video dailymotion. Five million years to earth 1967 as you may have read on acidemics sister blog, divinorum psychonautics, im fascinated by ancient astronaut theory, and light bulbs are going off in my dna over hammers 1967 mindbender, five million years to earth, because it fits the paranormal theories of our times it could.
Watch five million years to earth 1967 online full. Nov 22, 2014 5 million years to earth trailer real cool video. Five million years to earthdvd from the grindhouse cinema database. This movie examines the age old question of how we came to be on this planet. Staring julian glover, barbara shelley, james donald and andrew keir.
Five million years to earth 1967 full movie free watch online with english subtitles. Five million yearsto earth quatermass and the pit 1967 film. Five million years to earth tv spot internet archive. Tv promotion for a hammer film, aka quatermass and the pit. He was also impressed with hammer films lean setup. Quatermass and the pit in the united states, five million years to earth is a 1967 british science fiction horror film from hammer film productions, a sequel to the earlier hammer films the quatermass xperiment and quatermass 2. Schneers morningside productions for columbia pictures.
Nigel kneales original story quatermass and the pit ran as a serialized tv drama in 1959. A mysterious artifact is unearthed in london, and famous scientist bernard quatermass is called into to divine its origins and explain its strange effects on people. Quatermass and the pit five million years to earththe. The intriguing premise a martian spacecraft is uncovered during some excavation work beneath the london subway toyed with philosophical issues of history and evolution. Jul 23, 2019 five million years to earth introduces themes which would be explored in more depth in another british production the same year, 2001. Five million years to earth classic horror film board. Professor bernard quatermass, director general of the british experimental rocket group, launches the first manned space flight from australia.
Timeline of the evolutionary history of life wikipedia. Jun 24, 2018 wgn five million years to earth promo 1980 duration. Where to find quatermass and the pit 1967 dvd steve. The beast from space is a 1957 american black and white science fiction monster film directed by nathan h. Its why they remake movies and restage plays but no one ever writes another version of gone with the wind. A young boy also recovers what turns out to be a specimen of an alien creature. Watch five million years to earth 1967 movie streaming. I always thought quatermass was just the name of a really obscure british prog rock band. Watch five million years to earth full movies online hd.
Usage public domain topics trailers, scifi, quatermass. With james donald, andrew keir, barbara shelley, julian glover. The title sequence of quatermass and the pitfive million years to earth was. Based on the bbc serial of the same name addeddate 20100110 00. Nigel kneales quatermass tv series spawned a brief film series produced over an elevenyear period. Quatermass and the pit five million years to earth. Watch five million years to earth 1967 online for free. May 15, 2017 the new series year million on national geographic channel explores what humanity may look like in the year 1 million. As with previous chapters in the kneale saga, the film begins with a baffling scientific discovery. The film was based on a concept by ray harryhausen called the giant ymir. Five million years to earth 1967 stream and watch online. Five million years to earth really creeped me out as a kid.
Cast and crew credits for five million years to earth, 1968, directed by roy ward baker, with james donald, andrew keir, barbara shelley, at turner classic movies. The film is one of hammers brightest moments, or should i say brightest 90 or so minutes. An american spaceship crashlands off the coast of sicily. The new series year million on national geographic channel explores what humanity may look like in the year 1 million. As you may have read on acidemics sister blog, divinorum psychonautics, im fascinated by ancient astronaut theory, and light bulbs are going off in my dna over hammers 1967 mindbender, five million years to earth, because it fits the paranormal theories of our times it could be true. As with previous chapters in the kneale saga, the film begins with a baffling. Ben mankiewicz intro five million years to earth 1968. A dangerous, lizardlike creature comes with it and quickly grows gigantic. I never even knew it was part of a series until a few years ago. Five million years to earth introduces themes which would be explored in more depth in another british production the same year, 2001. The locals manage to save one of the astronauts, colonel calder, the mission commander. Dec 02, 2008 five million yearsto earth quatermass and the pit 1967 film.
Five million years to earthdvd grindhouse cinema database. The third in a series produced by hammer films, it was also marketed as the mind benders, but in england was called quatermass and the pit for the 1958 british television series upon which it was based. In the year 1 million, earths continents will look roughly the same as. Like its predecessors, it is based on a bbc television serial quatermass and the pit, written by nigel kneale.
Five million years to earth is a reasonably good scifi film about a spaceship fom mars being unearthed in london. This film is also known as five million years to earth. View the tcmdb entry for five million years to earth 1968. Oct 20, 2015 five million yearsto earth quatermass and the pit 1967 film. Bakers first feature for the studio offers brainteasing scifi, gripping suspense, and disastermovie mayhem as the good professor andrew keir investigates a. But i find it somewhat of a stretch that the martians are discovered to be dried up overgrown locustlike creatures with supernatural powers that apparently visited earth millions of years ago. Quatermass and the pit five million years to earth the mind. George hickenlooper on five million years to earth youtube. Five million years to earth 1968 the third entry in the very popular quatermass series was released in the united states under the title five million years to earth 1968.