The Reptile (1966)
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Also known as:
Das schwarze Reptil (West Germany)
Kobieta-waz (Poland)
La femme reptile (France)
La morte arriva strisciando (Italy)
Reptilen (Sweden)
Starring:
| Noel Willman | Dr. Franklyn |
| Ray Barrett | Harry George Spalding |
| Jacqueline Pearce | Anna Franklyn |
| Jennifer Daniel | Valerie Spalding |
| Michael Ripper | Tom Bailey |
Status: In Release
Category: Film
Release dates:
March 6, 1966 (UK - Theatrical)
April 6, 1966 (USA - Theatrical)
Genre: Gothic Horror
Country of origin: UK
Language: English
Running time: 90 mins
Directed by: John Gilling
Written by: Anthony Hinds
Produced by: Anthony Nelson Keys
Synopsis
Harry and Valerie Spalding (Barret, Daniel) arrive in the remote Cornish village to an unwelcoming and suspicious population. Harry's brother dies suddenly, bitten by a lethal reptilian bite. They befriend a young woman Anna (Pearce) whose tyrannical father (Willman) controls her life and, as they discover that others in the village have suffered a similar fate, their investigations lead to Anna. What they uncover is a victim of the most terrifying legacy... a destiny of mutilation and murder.
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25 Jan 2012, 7:32am
John Gilling's two "Cornwall" films have a special flavor of their own and are among the subtler of Hammer's horror films. Of the two, I find PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES to be the stronger film all around, but THE REPTILE the more eerie and intriguing. Although they were designed to be shown separately, I like to experience them as a double-feature, REPTILE first. 8/10 OUTSTANDING.