Quatermass and the Pit - BFI Film Classics

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Quatermass and the Pit
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Quatermass and the Pit - BFI Film Classics

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While digging an extension to the London Underground Railway, workmen discover an object which might be an ancient Martian spaceship – and Professor Quatermass of the British Rocket Group investigates a mystery which prompts frightening revelations about the origins of humanity itself. Before 2001: A Space Odyssey and Doctor Who, Quatermass and the Pit was the paramount British science fiction saga in film and television. Kim Newman's fascinating study focuses on Roy Ward Baker's 1967 film, written by Quatermass creator Nigel Kneale for Hammer Films, but also looks at the origins of the Quatermass franchise in 1950s BBC serials and earlier films. Exploring the production and reception of the film and series, Newman assesses the lasting importance of this landmark franchise.
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Type Book
ISBN13 9781844577910
ISBN10 1844577910
Number Of Pages 112
Item Weight 181 g
Product Dimensions 134 x 188 x 8 mm
Publisher / Reseller Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format paperback
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It's great to see a Quatermass film getting the BFI Film Classics treatment in this timely addition to the series. * Sight & Sound *
Kim Newman is one of Britain's finest genre commentators, and his writing here is illuminating ...a shrewd and penetrating introduction to Quatermass for the uninitiated, and a must-have for those who think they already know everything there is to know about Quatermass and his infernal pit. * Cinema Retro *
A must-have page-turner... A book you will want to pick up and read every time you watch the classic film it is named after. * Fortean Times *
No stranger to the weird and wonderful corners of cinema, author and film journalist Kim Newman makes a passionate and astonishingly informed case for Quatermass and The Pit in this BFI Classics volume. He details the history of the character, his creator Nigel Kneale, as well as all the Quatermass screen adaptations, before taking us down into...The Pit! * The Comic Crush *

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Author's Bio

Kim Newman is a novelist, film critic and broadcaster. He is editor of The BFI Companion to Horror and Science Fiction/Horror: A Sight and Sound Reader, and author of the BFI TV Classic on Doctor Who and the BFI Film Classic on Cat People.

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