The Descent(Movie, 2005)

Name: The Descent
Genre: Adventure, Horror
Released: 2005
Duration: T01:39:00
Rating: 3.5

| 1h 39min | Genres: Adventure, Horror

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 1,675 votes)

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 creatures 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 ... ()

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Available languages: English
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Duration: 1h 38min
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About The Descent

After a tragic accident, six friends reunite for a caving expedition. Their adventure soon goes horribly wrong when a collapse traps them deep underground and they find themselves pursued by bloodthirsty creatures. As their friendships deteriorate, they find themselves in a desperate struggle to survive the creatures and each other.

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Trailer for The Descent + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

The Descent (2005) Trailer(Trailer, 1:47)

The Descent (2005) Trailer (Trailer) | Official Trailer (Trailer) | Trailer1 (Trailer) | THE DESCENT - ABGRUND DES GRAUENS Trailer German Deutsch (2005) (Trailer, DE)

Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Shot in: Pinewood Studios, Berkhamsted, Tring, Ashridge, Scotland

Plays in: North Carolina

Made by: Pathé, Celador Films, Northmen Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 28 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Latvian (LV), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 08/04/2006 (World premiere: 07/08/2005)

Cast: Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder, MyAnna Buring, Nora-Jane Noone, Oliver Milburn

Director: Neil Marshall

Producer: Christian Colson

Screenwriter: Neil Marshall

Film Editor: Jon Harris

Director of Photography: Sam McCurdy

Composer: David Julyan

Costume designer: Nancy Thompson

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"The Descent (El descenso)"

"La Descente"

"A Descida"

"魔窟"

Keywords: female protagonist, expedition, claustrophobia, climbing, mutant, grieving, rope, trauma, friends, survival horror, brutal violence, creature, best friend, gore, darkness, panic, cave, appalachia

Budget: 3,500,000 USD

Revenue: 57,130,027 USD (= 1,632%)