Directed by:
John GillingScreenplay:
Anthony HindsCinematography:
Arthur GrantComposer:
Don BanksCast:
Noel Willman, Jennifer Daniel, Ray Barrett, Jacqueline Pearce, Michael Ripper, John Laurie, Harold Pinter, Harold Goldblatt, Marne Maitland (more)Plots(1)
Ray Barrett stars as Harry Spalding, a man haunted by the mysterious death of his brother, in this Hammer Studios horror picture. Determined to investigate the circumstances behind his brother's death, Harry and his wife Valerie pick up and move into his late brother's house in Cornwall. There, Harry learns about the reclusive Dr. Franklyn, a former theology professor who specialized in studying arcane religions, and his daughter Anna. After some more prying into the life of Dr, Franklyn, Harry is attacked by a strange reptilian creature who miraculously leaves him alive and convinced that he has found his brother's killer. One of Hammer's best movies, THE REPTILE is by turns atmospheric and gruesome, and is a thoroughly creepy and entertaining film. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Noel Willman
Ireland
Best movies:
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Never Let Go (1960)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Jennifer Daniel
UK
Best movies:
Wuthering Heights (1992)
Le Baiser du vampire (1963)
The Reptile (1966)
Ray Barrett
Australia
Best movies:
Valley of the Kings (1964)
Australia (2008)
Tim (1979)
Jacqueline Pearce
UK
Best movies:
The Bourne Identity (1988) (series)
Daniel Deronda (2002) (TV movie)
The Plague of the Zombies (1966)
Michael Ripper
UK
Best movies:
Oliver Twist (1948)
Richard III (1955)
The One That Got Away (1957)
John Laurie
UK
Best movies:
Hamlet (1948)
Richard III (1955)
The 39 Steps (1935)
Harold Pinter
UK
Best movies:
Wit (2001) (TV movie)
The Servant (1963)
Accident (1967)
Harold Goldblatt
UK
Best movies:
The Reluctant Saint (1962)
A Night to Remember (1958)
The 25th Hour (1967)
Marne Maitland
Best movies:
Tiger Bay (1959)
The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV movie)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Charles Lloyd Pack
UK
Best movies:
The Exchange Student (1967)
If.... (1968)
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
Ernie Rice
UK
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Password is Courage (1962)
From Russia with Love (1963)
George Woodbridge
UK
Best movies:
The Red Shoes (1948)
Richard III (1955)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
Jim O'Brady
UK
Best movies:
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
From Russia with Love (1963)