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The Abominable Snowman

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6.2/10 • 105

1957-08-261h 25m

AdventureHorror

See It With Someone Brave! -- A Timeless Terror to Freeze You to Your Seats!

A kindly English botanist and a gruff American promoter lead an expedition to the Himalayas in search of the legendary Yeti.

Directors
Val Guest
Editors
Bill Lenny

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  1. Forrest Tucker

    Forrest Tucker

    Tom Friend

  2. Peter Cushing

    Peter Cushing

    Dr. John Rollason

  3. Arnold Marlé

    Arnold Marlé

    Lhama

  4. Maureen Connell

    Maureen Connell

    Helen Rollason

  5. Richard Wattis

    Richard Wattis

    Dr. Peter Fox

  6. Robert Brown

    Robert Brown

    Edward Shelley

  7. Michael Brill

    Michael Brill

    Andrew McNee

  8. Wolfe Morris

    Wolfe Morris

    Kusang

  9. Anthony Chinn

    Anthony Chinn

    Majordomo

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John Chard

Mar 4, 2020

8/10

The Abominable Snowman Tom Friend is about to embark on a life changing expedition, his aim? To find the fabled creature known as the Yeti, or Abominable Snowman. Joining him on the trip is botanist John Rollason, whose scientific interest is totally at odds with Friend and his trapper companion, Ed Shelley. As the expedition moves deeper into the Himalayas, bad luck and differences of opinions dog the party, and as the confrontations draw closer it becomes apparent that the Yeti is not a dumb animal to be killed or captured. Adapted by Nigel Kneale from his own BBC play, "The Creature", The Abominable Snowman is one of the finest early offerings from Hammer Studios. The long running (to this day) stories of a giant beast living up in the Himalayas is of course interesting stuff, much like Nesse up in her Loch, it seems their worth will never ever fade. Thankfully there is a ream of intelligence in this picture, forgoing out and out shocks in the name of horror, director Val Guest has treated Kneale's story with the utmost respect. This is more of a character story as regards men with different ideals on a supposed legend, we barely see the creature until the wonderful last quarter, we don't need to because there are other creatures on this expedition, it's very adroit and accomplished in its telling. The cast do not let the material down, Hammer stalwart Peter Cushing takes the role of Rollason, Forrest Tucker ("Sands Of Iwo Jima") is Friend, Robert Brown ("The Masque of the Red Death") is Shelley and Maureen Connell is wonderful down in the village as Rollason's fraught wife, Helen. Now in this day and age we can get good digital transfers of old black and white classics, and here the Regalscope Widescreen brilliantly captures the snowy landscapes, firmly enhanced by Arthur Grant's gorgeous monochrome photography. So what you waiting for? The technical side is great, the story is of course excellent, all that remains to say is that the ending is perfect and seals the deal. A British treasure. 8/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
himalaya mountain rangeexpeditionmysticyeticryptozoologyblack and whitemonasterymountain climbingavalanche