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The Abominable Snowman

The Abominable Snowman

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The Abominable Snowman

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

1957

1h 25m

6.2(119 votes)

Adventure

Horror

Overview

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

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Production Companies

Hammer Film Productions

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Forrest Tucker

Forrest Tucker

Tom Friend

Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing

Dr. John Rollason

Arnold Marlé

Arnold Marlé

Lhama

Maureen Connell

Maureen Connell

Helen Rollason

Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Dr. Peter Fox

Robert Brown

Robert Brown

Edward Shelley

Michael Brill

Andrew McNee

Wolfe Morris

Kusang

Anthony Chinn

Anthony Chinn

Majordomo

Fred Johnson

Fred Johnson

Yeti (face)

Creative team

Directed by: Val Guest
Written by: Nigel Kneale
Produced by: Aubrey Baring

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