Les monstres de l'espace (1967) Roy Ward Baker - Quatermass and the pit / Five million years to earth (27.02.1967 / 25.04.1967)

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Les Monstres de l'espace (1967)

Directed by 

Roy Ward Baker

Writing Credits  

Nigel Kneale	...	(original story)
Nigel Kneale	...	(screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

	James Donald	...	Doctor Roney
	Andrew Keir	...	Quatermass
	Barbara Shelley	...	Barbara Judd
	Julian Glover	...	Colonel Breen
	Duncan Lamont	...	Sladden
	Bryan Marshall	...	Captain Potter
	Peter Copley	...	Howell
	Edwin Richfield	...	Minister
	Grant Taylor	...	Police Sergeant Ellis
	Maurice Good	...	Sergeant Cleghorn
	Robert Morris	...	Watson
	Sheila Steafel	...	Journalist
	Hugh Futcher	...	Sapper West
	Hugh Morton	...	Elderly Journalist
	Thomas Heathcote	...	Vicar
	Noel Howlett	...	Abbey Librarian
	Hugh Manning	...	Pub Customer
	June Ellis	...	Blonde
	Keith Marsh	...	Johnson
	James Culliford	...	Corporal Gibson
	Bee Duffell	...	Miss Dobson
	Roger Avon	...	Electrician
	Brian Peck	...	Technical Officer
	John Graham	...	Inspector
	Charles Lamb	...	Newsvendor
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Ann Barrass	...	Commuter (uncredited)
	Roy Beck	...	Student archaeologist (uncredited)
	Peter Bennett	...	London Transport Official (uncredited)
	Bette Bourne	...	Second Electrician (uncredited)
	John Bown	...	TV Interviewer (uncredited)
	Simon Brent	...	Orderly Officer (uncredited)
	David Crane	...	Institute Attendant (uncredited)
	William Ellis	...	Journalist (uncredited)
	Mark Elwes	...	Second Technician (uncredited)
	Harry Fielder	...	Possessed Man (uncredited)
	George Fisher	...	Man in Bar (uncredited)
	Joseph Greig	...	Pub Customer (uncredited)
	Fred Haggerty	...	Fleeing Man (uncredited)
	George Hilsdon	...	Barman (uncredited)
	Walter Horsbrugh	...	Messenger (uncredited)
	Alastair Hunter	...	Institute Doorkeeper (uncredited)
	Elroy Josephs	...	Black Workman (uncredited)
	Cyril Kent	...	Commuter (uncredited)
	Eric Kent	...	Sapper (uncredited)
	Dickey Luck	...	Commuter (uncredited)
	George Oliver	...	Commuter (uncredited)
	James Payne	...	Man Running from Station (uncredited)
	Michael Poole	...	Older Workman (uncredited)
	Eddie Powell	...	Journalist (uncredited)
	Mike Reid	...	Possessed Man (uncredited)
	John Rutland	...	Second London Transport Official (uncredited)
	Harold Sanderson	...	Commuter (uncredited)
	David Savile	...	Army Officer (uncredited)
	Bill Sawyer	...	Commuter (uncredited)
	Albert Shepherd	...	Loader (uncredited)
	Leslie Southwick	...	Journalist (uncredited)
	Gareth Thomas	...	Other Workman (uncredited)
	Mickey Varey	...	Possessed Man (uncredited)
	Brian Walton	...	Journalist (uncredited)
	Ian White	...	TV Announcer (uncredited)

Produced by 

Anthony Nelson Keys

...

producer

Music by 

Tristram Cary

Cinematography by 

Arthur Grant

...

director of photography

Film Editing by 

Spencer Reeve

Casting By 

Irene Lamb

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(casting)

Art Direction by 

Kenneth Ryan

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(as Ken Ryan)

Makeup Department 

Michael Morris	...	makeup artist
Pearl Tipaldi	...	hair stylist

Production Management 

Ian Lewis

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production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Bert Batt	...	assistant director
Christopher Neame	...	second assistant director (uncredited)
Bill Westley	...	third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Bernard Robinson	...	supervising art director
Arthur Banks	...	construction manager (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Sash Fisher	...	sound recordist
Roy Hyde	...	sound editor

Special Effects by 

Les Bowie	...	special effects (uncredited)
Roy Field	...	special effects assistant (uncredited)
Brian Johnson	...	special effects assistant (uncredited)
Sydney Pearson	...	special effects (uncredited)
Ian Scoones	...	special effects assistant (uncredited)
Bill Warrington	...	special effects assistant (uncredited)
Kit West	...	special effects assistant (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Moray Grant	...	camera operator
Steve Birtles	...	lighting technician (uncredited)
Trevor Coop	...	clapper loader (uncredited)
Bob Jordan	...	focus puller (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Rosemary Burrows

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wardrobe mistress

Editorial Department 

James Needs	...	supervising editor
William Parnell	...	first assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department 

Philip Martell	...	musical supervisor
Carlo Martelli	...	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Doreen Dearnaley

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continuity

Details

Official Sites:

 Hammer [UK]

Country:

 UK | Japan

Language:

 English

Release Date:

 20 March 1968 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

 Le Monstre des abîmes See more »

Filming Locations:

 St Nicholas Church, Chiswick, London, England, UK See more »

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Budget:

GBP275,000 (estimated)

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Company Credits

Production Co:

 Hammer Films, Toho Company See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 97 min

Sound Mix:

 Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

 Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

 1.66 : 1

Soundtrack Credits 

Opening Credits and Prelude
(uncredited)
Written and Performed by Tristram Cary

Discovery
(uncredited)
Written and Performed by Tristram Cary

Ultima Ora
(uncredited)
Music by Armando Sciascia
Sparta-Florida Music Group

Vessel
(uncredited)
Written and Performed by Tristram Cary

Martians?
(uncredited)
Written and Performed by Tristram Cary

Poltergeist?
(uncredited)
Written by Carlo Martelli
Performed by Royal Ballet Sinfonia directed by David Lloyd-Jones

Maelstrom
(uncredited)
Written and Performed by Tristram Cary

Terror
(uncredited)
Written and Performed by Tristram Cary

Rejoice in the Lord Always
(uncredited)
Written by Joan Redford

Deserted Harbour
(uncredited)
Music by Dennis Farnon
Boosey & Hawkes Music Ltd

Apocalypse
(uncredited)
Written and Performed by Tristram Cary

Finale and End Credits
(uncredited)
Written and Performed by Tristram Cary

Doublage voix :

• James Donald (VF : Roland Ménard) : Dr. Mathew Roney
• Andrew Keir (VF : René Arrieu) : Professeur Bernard Quatermass
• Barbara Shelley : Barbara Judd
• Julian Glover (VF : Gabriel Cattand) : le colonel Breen
• Duncan Lamont (VF : Jean Clarieux) : Sladden
• Bryan Marshall (VF : Jacques Balutin) : le capitaine Potter
• Peter Copley (VF : René Bériard) : Howell
• Edwin Richfield (VF : William Sabatier) : le ministre
• Grant Taylor (VF : Claude Bertrand) : le sergent de police Ellis
• Maurice Good (VF : Jacques Deschamps) : le sergent Cleghorn
• Robert Morris : Jerry Watson
• Sheila Steafel : un journaliste
• Hugh Futcher : Sapper West
• Hugh Morton : le plus âgé des journalistes
• Thomas Heathcote (VF : Jacques Mauclair) : le pasteur
• June Ellis (VF : Lucienne Givry) : la cliente blonde du pub
• Noel Howlett (VF : Henri Virlojeux) : le bibliothécaire de l'abbaye
• James Culliford (VF : Georges Poujouly) : le caporal Gibson
• John Ruthland (VF : Georges Aubert) : le second fonctionnaire des chemins de fer
• Roger Avon (VF : Jacques Marin) : l'électricien
• Joseph Greig (VF : Jacques Marin) : le client du pub réglant le téléviseur
• John Brown (VF : Claude D'Yd) : le reporter d'ABC-TV
• Hugh Manning : Un client du pub

Release Dates

UK	29 September 1967	(Windsor)
UK	October 1967
USA	7 February 1968
West Germany	8 February 1968
Canada	29 February 1968
France	20 March 1968
Australia	9 May 1968
Italy	12 June 1968
Spain	2 December 1968	(Madrid)
Spain	27 October 1969	(Barcelona)
Argentina	24 February 1972
Turkey	18 September 1972
Finland	3 November 2005	(TV premiere)
UK	3 July 2012	(re-release)
Japan	23 September 2015	(Kanazawa Film Fest)
Spain	15 January 2020	(Blu-ray premiere)

Also Known As (AKA)

(original title)	Quatermass and the Pit
Argentina	Una tumba en la eternidad
Australia	Five Million Years to Earth
Belgium (Flemish title)	De monsters van de ruimte
Belgium (French title)	Les monstres de l'espace
Brazil (DVD title)	Sepultura para a Eternidade
Brazil	Uma Sepultura na Eternidade
Canada (English title)	Five Million Years to Earth
Canada (French title)	Monstres de l'espace
Finland	Muukalaiset valovuosien takaa
France (video title)	Le Monstre des abîmes
France	Les Monstres de l'espace
Greece (transliterated title)	To telos tou kosmou
Greece	Το Τέλος του Κόσμου
Hungary	Quatermass és a pokol
Italy	L'astronave degli esseri perduti
New Zealand (English title)	Five Million Years to Earth
Norway	Five million years to Earth
Poland	Quatermass i studnia
Portugal	O Mundo das Trevas
Romania	Cinci milioane de ani de Terra
Soviet Union (Russian title)	Куотермасс и колодец
Spain	¿Qué sucedió entonces?
Turkey (Turkish title)	Beş milyon yıl
UK	Quatermass and the Pit
USA (theatrical title)	Five Million Years to Earth
West Germany	Das grüne Blut der Dämonen