{"id":5164367,"date":"2019-06-18T12:44:46","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T16:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidepulse.dev\/?p=5164367"},"modified":"2019-06-18T12:57:14","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T16:57:14","slug":"quartermass-2-quartermass-and-the-pit-arrive-in-july-on-blu-ray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidepulse.com\/2019\/06\/18\/quartermass-2-quartermass-and-the-pit-arrive-in-july-on-blu-ray\/","title":{"rendered":"Quartermass 2<\/i> & Quartermass & The Pit<\/i> Arrive in July On Blu-ray"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hammer Films became legendary for their horror titles, but they weren’t a one genre production house. They had struck success with a science fiction film series about Professor Bernard Quatermass. The first film Quartermass Xperiment<\/I> came out before The Curse of Frankenstein<\/I>. Now the second and third entries will arrive on July 30th from Shout Factory. Quartermass 2<\/I> has the professor investigating an alien invasion. Quartermass and the Pit<\/I> has the professor called in when work on the London Underground uncovers a strange ship and ancient bones. This movie used to play often on television during the Sunday afternoon timeslot in the ’70s. Now you can watch them anytime with the Blu-rays coming shortly. Here’s the press release from Scream Factory:
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\nSCREAM FACTORY\u2122 PRESENTS<\/p>\n

Two Highly Anticipated Hammer Film Cult Classics Arrive on Blu-rays\u2122!<\/p>\n

QUATERMASS 2<\/em>
\nStarring Brian Donlevy
\nWith Sidney James, John Longden, Bryan Forbes,
\nVera Day, and William Franklyn<\/p>\n

AND<\/p>\n

QUATERMASS AND THE PIT<\/em>
\nStarring Andrew Keir, James Donald, Barbara Shelley, and Julian Glover<\/p>\n

AVAILABLE JULY 30, 2019 FROM SCREAM FACTORY\u2122<\/p>\n

Hobbs End, Knightsbridge, London. While working on a new subway tunnel for the London Underground, a group of construction workers uncover a strangely shaped skull. Nearby, another discovery: a large, mysterious and impenetrable metal object. Initially mistaken for an unexploded bomb, the object and its strange power turn out to be far more horrific than anybody could have possibly imagined. Is it of this earth? Could it be the ancestral link to mankind’s evolution? Or could it be an ancient link to the unleashing of the ultimate evil? There’s only one man capable of unravelling the clues, and his name is Professor Bernard Quatermass, a man of science who thrives on the dark mysteries of the world. On July 30, 2019, SCREAM FACTORY\u2122 is excited to present two seminal British sci-fi cult classics QUATERMASS 2 and QUATERMASS AND THE PIT on Blu-rays. A must-have for movie collectors and sci-fi enthusiasts, these definitive Blu-ray editions contain extensive bonus content, including new interviews, audio commentaries and much more! Pre-orders are available now at ShoutFactory.com <\/p>\n

QUATERMASS 2<\/em> (1957) is the second and most talked about of the three science fiction stories written by Nigel Kneale and based on his critically acclaimed 1955 BBC series. Professor Quatermass, played by Hollywood veteran Brian Donlevy (Beau Geste, The Glass Key<\/em>) reprising his role from The Quatermass Xperiment<\/em>, is Britain’s most clever scientist. Investigating a series of bizarre incidents that have been reported from a deserted area, he finds a group of soldiers and government officials that appear to be controlled by aliens from another world. When a close friend is brutally murdered by these beings, Quatermass leads a mob of local workers to a showdown with the extraterrestrials. Directed by Val Guest (The Day the Earth Caught Fire<\/em>) and produced by Anthony Hinds (The Curse of Frankenstein<\/em>), QUATERMASS 2 <\/em>was retitled Enemy From Space<\/em> for its U.S. theatrical release. <\/p>\n

Written by legendary screenwriter Nigel Kneale, QUATERMASS AND THE PIT<\/em> (1967) stars Andrew Keir (Cleopatra<\/em>), James Donald (The Great Escape<\/em>), Barbara Shelley (Village of the Damned<\/em>), and Julian Glover (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade<\/em>). The film is directed by Roy Ward Baker (A Night to Remember<\/em>) and produced by Anthony Nelson Keys (The Plague of the Zombies<\/em>). For its U.S. theatrical release, QUATERMASS AND THE PIT<\/em> was re-titled Five Million Years to Earth<\/em>. <\/p>\n

QUATERMASS 2<\/em> Blu-ray
\nSpecial Features:
\nNEW 2K scan of a pristine archival film print
\nNEW audio commentary with filmmaker\/film historian Ted Newsom
\nNEW audio commentary with author\/film historian Steve Haberman and filmmaker\/film historian Constantine Nasr
\nNEW interview with Academy Award-winning special effects artist Brian Johnson (Alien)
\nNEW interview with assistant director Hugh Harlow
\nVintage interview with director Val Guest
\n Audio Commentary with director Val Guest and writer Nigel Kneale
\nWorld of Hammer \u2013 Sci-Fi
\nU.S. Theatrical Trailer \u2013 ENEMY OF SPACE
\nStill Gallery<\/p>\n

QUATERMASS AND THE PIT Blu-ray <\/em>
\nSpecial Features:
\nNEW audio commentary with film historian Bruce G. Hallenbeck
\nNEW audio commentary with filmmaker Constantine Nasr and author\/film historian Steve Haberman
\nNEW interview with actor Hugh Futcher
\nNEW interview with Academy Award\u00ae-winning special effects artist Brian Johnson (Alien)
\nNEW interview with clapper loader Trevor Coop
\nNEW interview with focus puller Bob Jordan
\nInterview with author Judith Kerr
\nInterview with actor Julian Glover
\nInterview with actor\/writer Mark Gatiss
\nInterview with filmmaker Joe Dante
\nInterview with author\/film historian Kim Newman
\nInterview with author\/Hammer Film historian Marcus Hearn
\nAudio Commentary with director Roy Ward Baker and writer Nigel Kneale
\nWorld of Hammer \u2013 Sci-Fi
\nTheatrical Trailers
\nTV Spots
\nAlternate U.S. Credits
\nStill Gallery<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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