Archive features
Abominable Snowman, The
1957
Doctor John Rollason, a botanist, is on a Himalayan expedition with his wife Helen, and assistant Peter Fox.
They have been staying at the monastery of Rong-ruk, high in the mountains, where the Lhama has shown them great kindness and granted ...
PRODUCTIONS
Featured Production
Stranglers of Bombay, The
- Director: Terence Fisher
- Producer: Anthony Hinds
- Writer: David Z. Goodman
- Music Producer: James Bernard
- Cast: Guy Rolfe, Allan Cuthbertson, Andrew Cruickshank, George Pastell, Marne Maitland, Jan Holden, Paul Stassino, Tutte Lemkow, David Spenser, John Harvey, Roger Delgado, Marie Devereux, Michael Nightingale, Margaret Gordon, Steven Scott, Jack MacNaughton
Synposis
India 1826. The cult of Thugee was sweeping the sub-continent. Worshippers of the goddess Kali demonstrated their devotion by the mutilation and mass murder of thousands of victims. This wave of religious fervour challenges the stability of the Raj and threatens anarchy and chaos but can the cool pragmatism of the British compete against the power of this extreme and zealous passion?
