Mysterious and unearthly deaths start to occur while Professor Saxton is transporting the frozen remains of a primitive humanoid creature he found in Manchuria back to Europe.
Acting
Lee and Cushing's rival chemistry elevates every scene they're in.
Practical Effects
Glorious red eyeball effects and that creature design — budget magic.
Production
Spanish studio pretending to be Siberian railway — charming fakery.
Director
Eugenio Martín
Christopher Lee
Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton
Peter Cushing
Dr. Wells
Telly Savalas
Captain Kazan
Alberto de Mendoza
Father Pujardov
Silvia Tortosa
Countess Irina Petrovska
Julio Peña
Inspector Mirov
Ángel del Pozo
Yevtushenko
Helga Liné
Natasha
Alice Reinheart
Miss Jones
José Jaspe
Conductor Koniev
George Rigaud
Count Maryan Petrovski
Víctor Israel
Luggage Worker
José Marco
Vorkin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The train interior sets were reused from Pancho Villa (1972), which is why everything looks vaguely Western.
Marketed as a straight Hammer-style horror in the US, but it's actually Spanish exploitation cinema cashing in on Lee and Cushing's British star power.
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