Force more powerful than 1,000 H-Bombs unleashed to devastate Earth! World in panic! Cities in flames!

Starring: James Donald, Andrew Keir, Barbara Shelley, Julian Glover, Edwin Richfield, Duncan Lamont, Bryan Marshall, Peter Copley, Grant Taylor

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ - good

"You realise what you're implying? That we owe our human condition here to the intervention of insects?"– The Minister of Defense

Why watch this? This is one of the best British sci-fi films from the 1960's.

Plot Summary: London Underground workers at Hobbs End discover an ancient skull and a large, cylindrical object initially believed to be an unexploded WWII bomb. However, Professor Bernard Quatermass, a rocket scientist, suspects the object is of extraterrestrial origin after further investigation reveals it to be a five million-year-old metallic vessel with alien bodies inside. As the investigation continues, it becomes evident that the unearthed object exerts a powerful and disturbing influence.

Dad's Preview: This thought-provoking film centers on the discovery of a mysterious space craft in a London subway dig. Within the craft, scientists discover three insect-like beings. One scientist, Bernard Quatermass, learns that these long-buried creatures still possess telekinetic energy - capable of moving objects and affecting human brains. The special effects were ahead of their time, and still today, amaze me. The chaotic ending will stick with you, as it did for a young ten-year-old boy on the plains of Texas.

Seven Arts Prod., Hammer Film Prod.; 20th Century Fox