OK, I remember this flick from when I was younger watching it on Saturday morning. All I really remember is that is was in black and white and at the end a guy was on one of the big cranes over a fiery inferno and the crane was swinging. He looked up and it was swinging towards a big face of the devil laughing.
Sorry, thats all I remember. Anyone have any clues?
It sounds like "Quartermass and the Pit" aka "Five Million Years to Earth." I mean, that is the literal ending of the movie. Problem is, QatP is in color. Possible answers include:
1: There was sometiming wrong with your reception and/or set. That, or it was a Black and White.
2: You were watching the serial QatP, which the movie was based on.
Either way, I think QatP is right. There is a review of the movie with images at http://www.stomptokyo.com/movies/q/quatermass-and-the-pit.html. Check it out and see for yourself
It is the 1967 Hammer version of QUATERMASS AND THE PIT. The B&W 1958 serial doesn't feature a crane in the climax.
Related Link:
Gerry's QUATERMASS AND THE PIT review
Thanks! I'll have to check it out and let you know. Now that I think of it, it was early 80's so it may have been a B&W TV.
"It is the 1967 Hammer version of QUATERMASS AND THE PIT. The B&W 1958 serial doesn't feature a crane in the climax."
A case of Cullen knowing about something but not having all the facts. Thanks for the reply and the link!
The 1958 serial is very good. I would recommend it to anyone who is a fan of the Quatermass movies. At a running time of ~3 hours it fills in a lot of the gaps and background that were trimmed for the Hammer film.