La maldición de la bestia (1975)

Director:

Miguel Iglesias

Writer:

Paul Naschy (writer)

Release Date:

1977 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

You feel your Heart POUNDING, You know It's out there, You can't SCREAM, NOW IT'S AT YOUR THROAT -- "Night of the Howling Beast"

Plot:

Waldemar, the renowned adventurer, joins an expedition to find the Yeti in the Himalayas. While hiking the mountains...

Plot Keywords:

Mountain | Yeti | Demon | Werewolf | Buddhist Temple

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Paul Naschy	...	Waldemar Daninsky
Grace Mills	...	Sylvia Lacombe
Silvia Solar	...	Wandesa
Gil Vidal	...	Larry Talbot
Luis Induni	...	Sekkar Khan
Josep Castillo Escalona		(as Castillo Escalona)
Ventura Oller
Verónica Miriel	...	Melody
Juan Velilla
Carmen G. Cervera
Pepa Ferrer
José Luis Chinchilla
Fernando Ulloa
Juan Ollé
Ana María Mauri

Also Known As:

Hall of the Mountain King (USA) (cut version)
Horror of the Werewolf
Night of the Howling Beast (USA)
The Werewolf and the Yeti (Europe: English title) (video title)

Runtime:

94 min | USA:87 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color (Gevacolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Spain:18 | USA:R | UK:(Banned) (video rating)

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Company:

Profilmes

Trivia:

The film was banned in the UK in 1983 after its inclusion on the DPP's (Department of Public Prosecutions) list of 74 video nasties.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Wolfman Chronicles (1991)

Here in Tibet are hidden mysteries and secrets.

Paul Naschy, the Spanish Lon Chaney, made 12 films as Waldemar Daninsky, and this video nasty is number eight. It was banned in Britain and never released there.

Here, he is after the Abominable Snowman, or Bigfoot as it is known in America, in Tibet. He stumbles into a sacred cave guarded by two sisters, who are also cannibals, and they use him for breeding. He kills them, but not before they turn him into a werewolf.

He begins roaming the mountain attacking the others in the hunting party. That's not the only thing they have to worry about as Sekkar Khan's (Luis Induni)bandits roam the mountain also.

The Werewolf is not all bad, as he saves Sylvia (Grace Mills) from being raped. Of course as Waldemar, he is in love with her.

After being captured by Sekkar Khan, they are at the mercy of the evil sorceress Wandesa (Silvia Solar). Will his curse allow him to save everyone? There will certainly be lots of nudity and torture before that happens! It was an enjoyable film with good music, and, yes, the Werewolf and the Yeti do meet and battle at the end.