Director: Val Guest.
Cast: Peter Cushing, Forrest Tucker, Maureen Connell, Richard Wattis.
UK 1957. 83 mins.
RETROSPECTIVE - 4K WORLD PREMIERE RESTORATION - Based on Nigel (Quatermass) Kneale’s television play ‘The Creature’, this subtle Hammer Horror classic from the iconic British studio’s Golden Age follows two men with opposing views going on a Yeti expedition in the Himalayas. Gunrunner Forrest Tucker plans to capture and exploit the legendary creature, while botanist Peter Cushing thinks research is more important. But the highly evolved man-beast surprises both in this gripping slice of monster macabre, tensely directed by Hammer journeyman Val Guest. Eerie claustrophobia conveys a taut paranoid atmosphere in this restored version of the original UK cut complete with original title sequence.
THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN
SATURDAY 29 11:00 AM
MONDAY 31 3:45 PM
THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN
Director: Val Guest. Cast: Peter Cushing, Forrest Tucker, Maureen Connell, Richard Wattis.
UK 1957. 83 mins.
SATURDAY 29 11:00 AM
MONDAY 31 3:45 PM
RETROSPECTIVE - 4K WORLD PREMIERE RESTORATION - Based on Nigel (Quatermass) Kneale’s television play ‘The Creature’, this subtle Hammer Horror classic from the iconic British studio’s Golden Age follows two men with opposing views going on a Yeti expedition in the Himalayas. Gunrunner Forrest Tucker plans to capture and exploit the legendary creature, while botanist Peter Cushing thinks research is more important. But the highly evolved man-beast surprises both in this gripping slice of monster macabre, tensely directed by Hammer journeyman Val Guest. Eerie claustrophobia conveys a taut paranoid atmosphere in this restored version of the original UK cut complete with original title sequence.