A kindly English botanist and a gruff American scientist lead an expedition to the Himalayas in search of the legendary Yeti.A kindly English botanist and a gruff American scientist lead an expedition to the Himalayas in search of the legendary Yeti.A kindly English botanist and a gruff American scientist lead an expedition to the Himalayas in search of the legendary Yeti.
Arnold Marlé
- Lhama
- (as Arnold Marle)
Anthony Chinn
- Majordomo
- (as Anthony Chin)
Jack Easton
- Yeti
- (uncredited)
Fred Johnson
- Yeti
- (uncredited)
Joe Powell
- Yeti
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Nigel Kneale
- Val Guest(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis was Peter Cushing's first of 22 Hammer films. However, the second Hammer film that he made, The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), was released first.
- GoofsIt's day in the long shots, but then back to night in the close-ups of Forrest Tucker.
- Quotes
Dr. John Rollason: This creature may have an affinity for man, something in common with ourselves. Let's remember that before we start shooting.
- Crazy creditsHammer shot this in an anamorphic widescreen process which they credited as "Hammerscope." When it was released in the United States, the promotional material credited it as "Regalscope."
- Alternate versionsThis was released in the United States in an edited version as "The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas" (1957) with a running time of 85 minutes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The World of Hammer: Hammer Stars: Peter Cushing (1994)
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Movie bored me as a kid, but looks great now.
I can remember barely being able to keep my eyes open watching this on a late night horror movie show, because it's not a movie for kids. Didn't realize that then, and so I always remembered it as being a pretty weak film. However, a viewing of the widescreen laserdisc version left me with a strong impression of a very fine adult feature that is more a thriller than a horror film. It lives up to the reputation of Hammer during this period, and of course that of Peter Cushing as the premier actor of the studio. Even Forrest Tucker's typical heavy-handed hamminess cannot take away from this absorbing tale of scientific endeavor clashing with crass commercialism, with a creature of an intellect that bests the men chasing it. I must say that the whole mental telepathy plot point was completely missed upon first viewing, but then I was only 10 at the time, however it now makes all the sense in the world.
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- rixrex
- Dec 23, 2006
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- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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