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Quatermass and the Pit
Kim Newman
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Description for Quatermass and the Pit
Paperback. 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 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. Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages, 20 black & white halftones, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 202.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
BFI Film Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844577910
SKU
V9781844577910
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Ref
99-50
About Kim Newman
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.
Reviews for Quatermass and the Pit
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more