Yeti: The Giant of the 20th Century (1977)
Overview
Professor Wassermann is asked by industry magnate Morgan Hunnicut to lead an expedition to study the giant Yeti creature found frozen in a large ice block on Newfoundland's coast. The professor does not know that Hunnicut intends to use the prehistoric creature as a trademark of its multinational industrial group. A very big mistake.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 2.563 |
Directed By
Gianfranco Parolini
Crew
Gianfranco Parolini
Wolfranco Coccia
Gianfranco Parolini
Sandro Mancori
Sante Maria Romitelli
Mario Di Nardo
Nicolò Pomilia
Claudio De Santis
Mario Di Nardo
Marcello Coscia
Gianfranco Parolini
Manlio Camastro
TOP CAST
Antonella Interlenghi
Jane Hunnicut
Mimmo Crao
Yeti
Jim Sullivan
Herbie
Tony Kendall
Cliff Chandler
Edoardo Faieta
Morgan Hunnicut
John Stacy
Prof. Henry Wassermann
Donald O'Brien
Sgt. Stricker
Aldo Canti
The Killer
Francesco D'Adda
Hunnicut's Secretary
Giuseppe Mattei
Korwasky
Claudio Zucchet
Barton
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