The Abominable Snowman (The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas) (1957)

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Directed by

Val Guest

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Forrest Tucker
Tom Friend

Peter Cushing
Dr. Rollason

Maureen Connell
Helen Rollason

Richard Wattis
Peter Fox

Robert Brown
Ed. Shelley

Wolfe Morris
Kusang

Anthony Chinn
Majordomo

Fred Johnson
Yeti

Written by

Nigel Kneale

Val Guest
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Description: Made the same year as the gory gothic hit The Curse of Frankenstein, this smartly written, philosophically grounded Hammer studios adventure written by Nigel Kneale (who also wrote the excellent science fiction thriller Quatermass and its two sequels) was lost in the flesh and blood of Hammer's new vein of horror. Peter Cushing, best known for his ruthless portrayals of Dr. Frankenstein and his more tempered rationalist skew on vampire hunter Van Helsing, plays another scientist driven to prove his unpopular theories. Against the advice of his wife and a kindly but firm Tibetan monk, he leads blustery American showman Forrest Tu ... (more)

Release date: 26 August 1957
UPC: 013131107692

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