The Reptile

1966 PG-13 1h 30m

6.1 / 10 104

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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.

Director John Gilling

Writers

Anthony Hinds

Stars

Noel Willman Jennifer Daniel Ray Barrett

Harry George Spalding

Charles Edward Spalding

Pub Patron (uncredited)

Jim Brady

Pub Patron (uncredited)

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Dickey Luck

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Harry Phipps

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Horror

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John Chard 8 May 2015

8/10

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...