The Abominable Snowman (film)
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| The Abominable Snowman | |
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| Directed by | Val Guest |
| Produced by | Aubrey Baring |
| Written by | Nigel Kneale |
| Starring | Forrest Tucker Peter Cushing |
| Music by | Humphrey Searle |
| Cinematography | Arthur Grant |
| Editing by | Bill Lenny |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. (UK) Twentieth Century-Fox (US) Regal Films International (UK) |
| Release date(s) | August 26, 1957 (UK) October 1957 (US) |
| Running time | 91 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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The Abominable Snowman (aka The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas) is a 1957 British horror film, directed by Val Guest and starring Forrest Tucker and Peter Cushing. The film is based on The Creature, a BBC Television play by writer Nigel Kneale, and follows the exploits of an English Botanist and American scientist as they search the Himalayas for the legendary Yeti. Kneale adapted his own television script into the film screenplay. Cushing had also starred in the original version.
The film was produced by Hammer Film Productions and released on August 26 1957 in the UK. It was subsequently released in the United States and throughout the world.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Forrest Tucker | Dr. Tom Friend |
| Peter Cushing | Dr. John Rollason |
| Maureen Connell | Helen Rollason |
| Richard Wattis | Peter Fox |
| Robert Brown | Ed Shelley |
| Michael Brill | Andrew McNee |
| Wolfe Morris | Kusang |
| Arnold Marle | Lhama |
| Anthony Chinn | Major-Domo |
[edit] References
- Wingrove, David. Science Fiction Film Source Book (Longman Group Limited, 1985)
