The Reptile (1966)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.2/10   

Director:

John Gilling

Guionista:

Anthony Hinds (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

6 abril 1966 (USA)

Género:

Horror

Frase comercial:

Half woman - half snake!

Plot:

When his brother Charles Spalding (David Baron) mysteriously dies, Harry Spalding (Ray Barrett) and...

Plot Keywords:

Village | Snake | Father Daughter Relationship | Curse | Death

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Efficient chiller from Hammer...absorbing and atmospheric...

Reparto

Noel Willman	...	Dr. Franklyn
Jennifer Daniel	...	Valerie Spalding
Ray Barrett	...	Harry George Spalding
Jacqueline Pearce	...	Anna Franklyn
Michael Ripper	...	Tom Bailey
John Laurie	...	Mad Peter
Marne Maitland	...	The Malay
David Baron	...	Charles Edward Spalding
Charles Lloyd Pack	...	The Vicar
Harold Goldblatt	...	The Solicitor
George Woodbridge	...	Old Garnsey

Duración:

Germany:86 min | USA:90 min | UK:91 min

País:

UK

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Clasificación:

Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) | Finland:(Banned) (1966) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:Unrated | West Germany:16

Locaciones de Filmación:

Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England, UK

Compañía:

Hammer Film Productions

Trivialidades:

Filmed back-to-back with The Plague of the Zombies (1966), reusing many of the same sets, most noticeably the main village set on the backlot at Bray Studios.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in Quatermass and the Pit (1967)

Efficient chiller from Hammer...absorbing and atmospheric...

A young couple inherits the husband's cottage in Cornwall, England and soon find themselves confronting a mysterious, unknown serial killer that has been murdering villagers. That's the basic premise of THE REPTILE and the only drawback is that nothing much is explained until the final reel--but along the way it's an absorbing mystery of the kind that Hammer does so well with plenty of chills to keep you watching until the denouement.

It's all done up in the best kind of British color cinematography with sets that look substantial enough and appropriate costumes for the period. Under John Gilling's direction the actors go through their paces in realistic fashion. Noel Willman is especially sinister as Dr. Franklyn while Ray Barrett and Jennifer Daniel play the troubled young couple with conviction. Barrett is especially good in the leading role and Michael Ripper does a fine character role as the tavern owner who helps them.

Summing up: an efficient chiller from Hammer, mysterious and absorbing from beginning to end.