

The Abominable Snowman
See It With Someone Brave! A Timeless Terror to Freeze You to Your Seats!
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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- Language
- English
- himalaya mountain range
- expedition
- mystic
- yeti
- cryptozoology
- black and white
- monastery
- mountain climbing
- avalanche
- hammerscope
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical1 Oct 1957
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical26 Aug 1957
- PhysicalPGDVD12 Sept 2011
FranceFR
- PhysicalDVD5 Oct 2005
- PhysicalBlu-Ray3 Aug 2022
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The Abominable Snowman was released on 26 August 1957.
Audience reviews
3- J8/10
John Chard
3/4/2020
The Abominable Snowman Tom Friend is about to embark on a life changing expedition, his aim? To find the fabled creature known as the Yeti, or Abominable Snowman. Joining him on the trip is botanist John Rollason, whose scientific interest is totally at odds with Friend and his trapper companion, Ed Shelley. As the expedition moves deeper into the Himalayas, bad luck and differences of opinions dog the party, and…
- P8/10
Peter89Spencer
10/20/2020
This was entertaining to watch, especially it being the first Hammer Horror filmed in black and white. An adventurous expedition turns into a fight for survival, with a horrifying discovery. It's similar to The Thing and Mountains of Madness, but the difference being it is less gruesome than the other two.
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
10/9/2023
Forrest Tucker was drafted in to bring a bit of box office to this actually quite atmospheric tale of an expedition to the heights of the Himalayas where he - "Friend" and scientist "Rollason" (Peter Cushing) encounter the mysticism of the locals and, well slightly more than they bargained for! Clearly nobody set foot outside the studio here, and the confetti sellers must have a field day; but Cushing was always quit…
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