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The Descent (1960 Novel)
''The Descent'' is a 2005 British horror film written and directed by Neil Marshall. The film stars actresses Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder, Nora-Jane Noone and MyAnna Buring. The plot follows six women who enter an uncharted cave system and struggle to survive against the monstrous cannibals inside. Filming took place in the United Kingdom. Exterior scenes were filmed at Ashridge Park, Hertfordshire, and in Scotland. Because the filmmakers considered it too dangerous and time-consuming to shoot in an actual cave, interior scenes were filmed on sets built at Pinewood Studios near London designed by Simon Bowles. ''The Descent'' opened in cinemas in the United Kingdom on 8 July 2005. It premiered in the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and released on 4 August 2006 in the United States. The film received positive reviews with praise for the performances, cinematography and Marshall's direction. It was also a box-office success, grossing $57.1 million w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Marshall
Neil Marshall (born 25 May 1970) is an English film and television director, editor, producer, and screenwriter. He directed the horror films ''Dog Soldiers'' (2002) and ''The Descent'' (2005), the science fiction action film ''Doomsday'' (2008), the historical war film ''Centurion'' (2010), the superhero action film ''Hellboy'' (2019), and the adventure horror film '' The Reckoning'' (2020). Marshall has also directed numerous television series, including two episodes of the HBO fantasy drama series '' Game of Thrones'': " Blackwater" and " The Watchers on the Wall", the latter of which earned him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series. Early life Marshall was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. He was inspired to become a film director when he saw '' Raiders of the Lost Ark'' (1981) at the age of eleven. He began making home movies using Super 8 mm film, and in 1989, he attended film school at Newcastle Polytechnic. In the ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |