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Writers (WGA):
Arnaud d'Usseau (screenplay) and
Julian Zimet (screenplay) (originally as Julian Halevy)
Release Date:
January 1974 (USA) more
Tagline:
Can it be stopped? more
Plot:
An English anthropologist has discovered a frozen monster in the frozen wastes of Manchuria which he believes may be the Missing Link... more | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
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(3 articles)
Still more horror screenings for Halloween etc.
(From Fangoria. 27 October 2009, 9:59 AM, PDT)
Spider-Man director takes on the Yeti
(From The Geek Files. 30 September 2009, 3:07 PM, PDT)
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Great Yarn more (101 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Christopher Lee | ... | Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton (as Cristopher Lee) | |
| Peter Cushing | ... | Dr. Wells | |
| Alberto de Mendoza | ... | Father Pujardov | |
| Silvia Tortosa | ... | Countess Irina Petrovska | |
| Julio Peña | ... | Inspector Mirov | |
| Ángel del Pozo | ... | Yevtushenko (as Angel del Pozo) | |
| Helga Liné | ... | Natasha | |
| Alice Reinheart | ... | Miss Jones | |
| José Jaspe | ... | Conductor Koniev | |
| George Rigaud | ... | Count Maryan Petrovski (as Jorge Rigaud) | |
| Víctor Israel | ... | Luggage Worker | |
| Faith Clift | ... | American Passenger | |
| Juan Olaguivel | ... | Creature (as Juan Olaguibel) | |
| Barta Barri | ... | First Telegraphist | |
| Peter Beckman |
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Also Known As:
Pánico en el Transiberiano (Spain)
Panic in the Trans-Siberian Train (International: English title)
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Runtime:
USA:90 min | USA:88 min | Spain:84 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.66 : 1 more
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Certification:
Finland:K-16 (1990) | Australia:M | Norway:15 | Spain:13 | UK:15 (video rating) (1994) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:R | Germany:16
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Most of the film was shot without audio recording, the soundtracks and dialog were all added in post production. Stars Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and Telly Savalas provided their own voices for the films English release. more
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Anachronisms: The military forces are not correctly dressed. The first one – O'Regan - is in a blue suit with red epaulets with a star on his service cap. Stars only appeared after the revolt. more
Quotes:
Captain Kazan:
Now, anything, anything that moves near that door, kill it!
Dr. Wells:
But what if the monk is innocent?
Captain Kazan:
Ahhh, we got *lots* of innocent monks!
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Referenced in Wild Spirit (2003) (V) more
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Judged on its own terms--as a 70s ghoul movie--this film should be rated a 10 out of 10! The plot is well-structured and tightly directed, and contains lots of great elements: 1906 setting, fancy trans-Siberian train ride, a ghoul, a mad monk, alien theorizing a-la-X-files, zombie soldiers stalking, Peter Cushing sawing the top of somebody's head off, a beautiful spy, eyeballs in a dish, a beautiful Polish Countess, and, believe it or not, it's all very cohesive! That's an admirable achievement
And the acting is great. The Monk is a scene-stealer. Christopher Lee gets to play a testy, priggish Edwardian scientist, and he does it very well. Cushing's character plays off Lee's stodginess as a laid-back deal-maker(yes, he actually smiles and cracks jokes)These two performances prove that Lee and Cushing were both gifted and versatile actors. Telly Savalas arrives for the final act, and proceeds to strut around and chew up the scenery on a level that would make Rod Steiger or Al Pacino jealous. This movie is one of the best of its type. Yes, in the first two minutes you can see signs of a limited budget, and yes, the microscope scene is ludicrous, but in a way, on the level of imagination and poetic license, it's pure genius.
Corrections: a certain "Dik" offered this information while commenting:
1. "An Italian film".(It's a Spanish/UK production) 2. "Lee plays an American Scientist"(the first thing you hear in the movie is Lee saying he is part of the ROYAL Archeological Society, and there's also a lengthy exchange about his character's Englishness: "Queen Victoria, crumpets, Shakespeare"...etc.(The commentator actually goes on about how Lee's portrayal of an American reflects how foreigners view Americans. Well...there's a little problem with that idea, isn't there?)