The Reptile
Half woman - half snake!
Harry and Valerie Spalding 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 whose tyrannical father 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.
- 6.1
- 1966
- Released
- 1h 30m
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 GarnseyErnie Rice
Pub Patron (uncredited)
Jim Brady
Pub Patron (uncredited)Dickey Luck
Pub Patron (uncredited)Harry Phipps
Pub Patron (uncredited)
Released
en
- #cornwall, england
- #snake woman
- #snake bite
- #old house
- #metamorphosis
- #small village
- #snake cult
Reviews
Fine entry in the Hammer Horror cycle. Upon the mysterious death of his brother, Harry Spalding (Ray Barrett) and his wife Valerie (Jennifer Daniel) decide to move to the inherited cottage in a small village in the Cornish countryside. On arrival in the village they are received coldly by the locals, with one exception, bartender and owner of the village pub, Tom Bailey (Michael Ripper). The co