Influenced by the social and geopolitical situation of the early nineteen-seventies and the hippie youth movement of the late nineteen-sixties, Quatermass is set in a near future in which large numbers of young people are joining a cult, the “Planet People”, and gathering at ancient sites, believing they will be transported to a better life on another planet.

Directed by: Piers Haggard
Written by: Nigel Kneale
Release date: 1979-10-24
Runtime: 102 minutes
Cast:
John Mills John Mills
Prof. Bernard Quatermass 
Barbara Kellerman Barbara Kellerman
Clare Kapp 
Simon MacCorkindale Simon MacCorkindale
Joe Kapp 
Margaret Tyzack Margaret Tyzack
Annie Morgan 
Brewster Mason Brewster Mason
Gurov 
Ralph Arliss Ralph Arliss
Kickalong