Hammer Films THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN - Brand-new UNCUT 4K restoration

The classic British sci-fi horror film, The Abominable Snowman - starring legend Peter Cushing (The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula) - is unleashed as a brand-new 4K restored Limited Collector’s Edition on 31st August and is available to pre-order now.

 

Painstakingly restored by Hammer Films in 4K from newly uncovered film elements (long believed lost and not used for previous restorations), this is the most definitive version of The Abominable Snowman. Cushing and Hollywood tough guy Forrest Tucker (Break in the Circle) give powerful performances as a well-meaning scientist and a ruthless entrepreneur both intent on trapping the fabled Yeti.

Bringing Quatermass creator Nigel Kneale (The Quatermass Xperiment) and BAFTA-winning director Val Guest (Quatermass II, The Men of Sherwood Forest) back together, the full-length uncut version of this thrilling fantasy horror is packed with exciting additional content, including a 120-page book.

Meticulously restored from original film elements by Silver Salt Restoration, this eagerly awaited release is a must-have limited collector’s edition for lovers of classic sci-fi, cryptid cinema, British fantasy horror and anyone captivated by Peter Cushing at his most quietly compelling. It’s released as a 4-disc 4K UHD and Blu-ray set that delivers exceptional clarity, contrast, sound and scares!

The Abominable Snowman Limited Collector’s Edition includes: 

- Four discs in a stylish Collector’s Packaging - featuring two UHDs and two Blu-rays, with the content duplicated on both UHD and Blu-ray.
- Two iterations of The Abominable Snowman - the widescreen 2.35:1 UK Theatrical Version and the widescreen 2.35:1 US Theatrical Version re-titled The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas.
- Brand-new 5.1 mix for both versions of the film alongside the original mono film soundtrack.
- English, French, Italian, Spanish and German subtitles on each version of the film.
- Featuring new artwork by illustrator and artist Joe Avery - packaged in a high-end, leather-feel slipcase with debossed foil titling and an inner box.
- Double-sided poster of original one-sheets.
- Eight art cards featuring facsimiles of the original cinema lobby cards.
- 120-page book featuring new articles on the film, cast and crew.

Exclusive New Features:

- New documentary on the making of The Abominable Snowman, with contributions from Toby Hadoke, Andy Murray, Wayne Kinsey, Dick Klemensen, Richard Holliss and Jon Dear.
- New documentary on the making of long-since-lost TV play ‘The Creature’, on which The Abominable Snowman was based, with contributions from Toby Hadoke, Andy Murray, Gavin Collinson, Richard Holliss, Jon Dear and Hannah Cooper.
- New documentary on design maestro Bernard Robinson and the design and set-building carried out by Hammer on films such as this. With Hammer expert Wayne Kinsey.
- New documentary on cinema’s passion for rampaging cryptids, with contributions from director/producer/actor/writer Ted A. Bohus, writer/editor Mike Gingold, artist and film historian Stephen R. Bissette and writer/director/producer Casey Walker.
- New video essay by Heather Wixson on why less-is-more in films with big monsters – and how Val Guest put that theory into practice.
- Sidebar: The Abominable Snowman. Film critic and writer Tim Lucas discusses this and similar films of the period with Stephen R. Bissette.
- Original trailer and censor card.
- Extensive image gallery of stills and publicity material
- AND MORE!

The booklet features:

- New article by Bruce Hallenbeck on the making of The Abominable Snowman.
- New article by Andrew Pixley examining the making of the original TV play on which the film is based.
- New article by Wayne Kinsey comparing scripts for the original TV play against the film.
- New article by Andy Murray examining the potential influences working on Nigel Kneale during the creation of this story.
- AND MORE!

Pre-order the LTD ED UK 4K UHD from Amazon.co.uk