“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.
John Gilling
Anthony Nelson Keys
Anthony Hinds
Arthur Grant
Don Banks
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
Ernie Rice
Pub Patron (uncredited)
... and 3 more
John Chard
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 loc...
The Reptile ≣ 1966 ≣ Trailer
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The Reptile / Original Theatrical Trailer (1966)
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