You are here

The Abominable Snowman (1957)

Tweet

Film details

Featuring

Forrest Tucker Peter Cushing Maureen Connell
Director

Val Guest
Country

United Kingdom
Year

1957
Genres

Horror Science Fiction Thriller
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas Alternative
The Snow Creature Alternative

Synopsis

Science fiction thriller. Dr John Rollason and his wife Helen are in the Himalayas on an expedition when stubborn American Tom Friend arrives and it becomes clear that Rollason is planning to join Friend on a risky trek to find the legendary yeti, or abominable snowman, possibly a distant relation of Man. If found, Friend wants to trap one and take it home dead or alive, but Rollason wants to study and photograph them without harming them. The expedition encounters difficult situations in the high altitudes as they begin to close in, they believe, on their quarry.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Tom Friend
    
    Forrest Tucker
  - Dr John Rollason
    
    Peter Cushing
  - Helen Rollason
    
    Maureen Connell
  - Peter Fox, 'Foxy'
    
    Richard Wattis
  - Ed Shelley
    
    Robert Brown
  - McNee
    
    Michael Brill
  - lama
    
    Arnold Marlè
  - Kusang
    
    Wolfe Morris
  - major-domo
    
    Chin, Anthony
Credits
- Direction:
  - Directed by
    
    Val Guest
  - Assistant Director
    
    Robert Lynn
  - Continuity
    
    Doreen Soan
  Production:
  - [Production Company]
    
    Hammer Film Productions
  - [Production Company]
    
    Clarion Film Productions
  - Presents
    
    Warner Bros. Distributors Ltd.
  - Executive Producer
    
    Michael Carreras
  - Produced by
    
    Aubrey Baring
  - Associate Producer
    
    Anthony Nelson Keys
  - Production Manager
    
    Don Weeks
  - Production Supervisor
    
    Hal Mason
  - Produced at
    
    Bray Film Studios
  Writing:
  - Story and Screenplay
    
    Nigel Kneale
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Arthur Grant
  - Camera Operator
    
    Len Harris
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Bill Lenny
  Design:
  - Production Designer
    
    Bernard Robinson
  - Art Director
    
    Marshall, Ted
  Costumes:
  - Dress Designer
    
    Beatrice Dawson
  - Wardrobe
    
    Molly Arbuthnot
  Make-up:
  - Make-up
    
    Phil Leakey
  - Hairdressing
    
    Montsash, Henry
  Music:
  - Composed by
    
    Humphrey Searle
  - Musical Director
    
    John Hollingsworth
  Sound:
  - Sound Recordist
    
    Jock May
  - Logo [Sound System]
    
    RCA Sound System

Latest from the BFI

Latest news, features and opinion.

More information

Films, TV and people

Film lists and highlights from BFI Player.

More information

Sight & Sound magazine

Reviews, interviews and features from the international film magazine.

More information

You are here

Back to the top