The Reptile

Mar 6, 1966

1h 30m

★ 6.0

Half woman - half snake!

Overview

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.

Genres

Horror

Production Companies

Hammer Film Productions

The Reptile Trailers

Cast

Dr. Franklyn

Noel Willman

Valerie Spalding

Jennifer Daniel

Harry George Spalding

Ray Barrett

Anna Franklyn

Jacqueline Pearce

Tom Bailey

Michael Ripper

Mad Peter

John Laurie

The Malay

Marne Maitland

Charles Edward Spalding

David Baron

The Vicar

Charles Lloyd Pack

The Solicitor

Harold Goldblatt

Old Garnsey

George Woodbridge

Pub Patron (uncredited)

Ernie Rice

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