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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:television_series
gptkb:novel
gptkb:play
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkb:television_series
gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:television_adaptation
gptkb:film
gptkb:stage_play
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gptkbp:adaptation_year
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gptkb:1967
gptkb:1979
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gptkbp:adapted_into
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gptkb:television_series
gptkb:novel
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Nigel_Kneale
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gptkbp:available_on
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for streaming
on DVD
on Blu-ray
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gptkbp:awards
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BAFTA nominations
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gptkbp:based_on
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gptkb:The_Quatermass_Conclusion
Quatermass and the Pit (play)
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gptkbp:box_office
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£1.5 million
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:The_Martians
gptkb:Colonel_Breen
gptkb:Dr._Matthew_Roney
gptkb:Dr._Quatermass
gptkb:Dr._Roney
gptkb:Professor_Bernard_Quatermass
gptkb:Professor_Quatermass
gptkb:Barney_Quatermass
Barbara Judd
Miss Judd
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gptkbp:character_development
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gptkb:Professor_Quatermass
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gptkbp:cinematography
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gptkb:Arthur_Grant
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gptkbp:conflict
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human vs alien
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:created_by
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gptkb:Nigel_Kneale
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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Positive
positive
generally positive
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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gptkb:significant
Cult following
cult following
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gptkbp:cultural_references
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British pop culture
British television history
science fiction tropes
British film history
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Roy_Ward_Baker
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:20th_Century_Fox
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gptkbp:editor
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James Needs
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gptkbp:explores
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psychological horror
alien origins
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gptkbp:features
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alien life forms
horror elements
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gptkbp:filming_location
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:first_aired
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gptkb:1958
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gptkbp:first_performance
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gptkb:1958
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gptkbp:first_published
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gptkb:The_Magazine_of_Fantasy_&_Science_Fiction
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Quatermass_II
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gptkbp:follows
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gptkb:Quatermass_II
gptkb:Professor_Bernard_Quatermass
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:science_fiction
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gptkbp:has_adaptation
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gptkb:novel_adaptations
gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:stage_adaptation
film adaptation in 1967
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gptkbp:has_character
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gptkb:Colonel_Breen
gptkb:Dr._Matthew_Roney
gptkb:Barney_Quatermass
Miss Judd
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gptkbp:has_legacy
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influence on later media
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gptkbp:has_theme
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gptkb:folklore
gptkb:existentialism
gptkb:humanity
gptkb:science
gptkb:urban_legends
gptkb:mystery
gptkb:colonialism
gptkb:mythology
gptkb:identity
gptkb:sociology
gptkb:technology
gptkb:war
gptkb:philosophy
gptkb:psychology
human evolution
alienation
ethical questions
isolation
the unknown
anthropology
moral dilemmas
science vs religion
the supernatural
the future
cultural commentary
fear of the unknown
human condition
fear of loss
fear of death
fear of technology
the past
societal change
fear of change
fear of the other
fear of invasion
fear of the past
fear of the future
fear of the unknown future
fear of the self
fear of the unknown past
fear of the unknown change
fear of the unknown death
fear of the unknown loss
fear of the unknown other
fear of the unknown self
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gptkbp:has_themes
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gptkb:colonialism
fear of the unknown
humanity's place in the universe
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Quatermass and the Pit
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:The_X-Files
gptkb:Film_Director
gptkb:Doctor_Who
gptkb:Screenwriter
sci-fi literature
subsequent science fiction works
subsequent science fiction films
British science fiction
TV science fiction
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:The_Day_the_Earth_Stood_Still
gptkb:The_Twilight_Zone
gptkb:The_X-Files
gptkb:H._G._Wells
gptkb:The_War_of_the_Worlds
gptkb:Alien
Lovecraftian themes
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gptkbp:inspiration
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gptkb:H._G._Wells
gptkb:John_Wyndham
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gptkbp:inspired
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gptkb:horror_genre
Various adaptations
the genre of horror science fiction
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gptkbp:is_considered
|
a classic of science fiction
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gptkbp:is_notable_for
|
its complex narrative
its social commentary
its atmospheric setting
its innovative special effects
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gptkbp:is_part_of
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gptkb:Quatermass_series
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gptkbp:language
|
English
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gptkbp:last_aired
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gptkb:1959
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Professor_Bernard_Quatermass
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gptkbp:motif
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gptkb:archaeologists
psychological horror
science vs superstition
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gptkbp:music_by
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gptkb:Tristram_Cary
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gptkbp:narrative_style
|
third-person
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gptkbp:notable_actor
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gptkb:Andrew_Keir
gptkb:Duncan_Lamont
gptkb:Margaret_Ashcroft
gptkb:Peter_Cushing
gptkb:Catherine_Lacey
gptkb:George_Sewell
gptkb:Julian_Glover
gptkb:James_Donald
gptkb:Barbara_Shelley
gptkb:Richard_Warner
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gptkbp:notable_for
|
its special effects
|
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gptkbp:notable_guest_stars
|
gptkb:Andrew_Keir
gptkb:Julian_Glover
gptkb:James_Donald
gptkb:Barbara_Shelley
gptkb:Cyril_Shaps
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gptkbp:notable_scene
|
the climax in the underground site
the discovery of the alien spacecraft
the revelation of the Martian origins
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gptkbp:number_of_episodes
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gptkb:6
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gptkbp:original_network
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gptkb:ITV
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gptkbp:page_count
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192
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gptkbp:performed_in
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in various theaters
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gptkbp:plot_summary
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An archaeological dig uncovers a mysterious artifact.
A team discovers an alien spacecraft beneath a London site.
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gptkbp:precedes
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gptkb:Quatermass_and_the_Pit_(TV_series)
gptkb:Quatermass_and_the_Pit_(film)
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gptkbp:premiered_on
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gptkb:BBC_Television
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gptkbp:produced_by
|
gptkb:BBC
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gptkbp:production_company
|
gptkb:BBC_Television
gptkb:Hammer_Film_Productions
|
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:Hodder_&_Stoughton
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gptkbp:published_in
|
gptkb:1958
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gptkbp:received
|
critical acclaim
|
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gptkbp:release_date
|
December 1967
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gptkbp:release_format
|
gptkb:DVD
gptkb:Blu-ray
|
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gptkbp:release_year
|
gptkb:1958
gptkb:1967
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gptkbp:remake
|
gptkb:Quatermass_and_the_Pit_(2007)
gptkb:Quatermass_and_the_Pit_(film)
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gptkbp:runtime
|
97 minutes
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gptkbp:screenplay_by
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gptkb:Nigel_Kneale
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gptkbp:set_in
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:setting_time
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gptkb:20th_century
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gptkbp:symbolism
|
the pit as a metaphor
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gptkbp:theme
|
gptkb:Tristram_Cary
Human evolution
Psychological horror
Fear of the unknown
Alien invasion
Science and superstition
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gptkbp:themes
|
human evolution
alien life
fear of the unknown
|
|
gptkbp:visual_effects
|
Les Bowie
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gptkbp:written_by
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gptkb:Nigel_Kneale
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gptkbp:bfsParent
|
gptkb:Harry_Quatermass
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
5
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