The Descent

The Descent
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNeil Marshall
Written byNeil Marshall
Produced byChristian Colson
Starring
CinematographySam McCurdy
Edited byJon Harris
Music byDavid Julyan
Production
companies
Celador Films
Northmen Productions
Distributed byPathé Distribution
Release dates
  • 6 July 2005 (2005-07-06) (Dead by Dawn)
  • 8 July 2005 (2005-07-08) (United Kingdom)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£3.5 million[1]
Box office$57.1 million[2]

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 worldwide against a £3.5 million budget. Since its release, it is often regarded as one of the best horror films of the 2000s.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

A sequel, titled The Descent Part 2, was released in 2009.

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