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

1957

1h 25m

6.2(121 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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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Forrest Tucker

Tom Friend

Peter Cushing

Dr. John Rollason

Arnold Marlé

Lhama

Maureen Connell

Helen Rollason

Richard Wattis

Dr. Peter Fox

Robert Brown

Edward Shelley

Michael Brill

Andrew McNee

Wolfe Morris

Kusang

Anthony Chinn

Majordomo

Fred Johnson

Yeti (face)

Creative team

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

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