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01/08/1959 Horror 1h 28m
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Torn from the tomb to terrify the world!

Overview

One by one the archaeologists who discover the 4,000-year-old tomb of Princess Ananka are brutally murdered. Kharis, high priest in Egypt 40 centuries ago, has been brought to life by the power of the ancient gods and his sole purpose is to destroy those responsible for the desecration of the sacred tomb. But Isobel, wife of one of the explorers, resembles the beautiful princess, forcing the speechless and tormented monster to defy commands and abduct Isobel to an unknown fate.

  1. Terence Fisher

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Peter Cushing

    John Banning

  2. Christopher Lee

    Kharis, the Mummy

  3. Yvonne Furneaux

    Isobel Banning / Princess Ananka

  4. Eddie Byrne

    Inspector Mulrooney

  5. Felix Aylmer

    Stephen Banning

  6. Raymond Huntley

    Joseph Whemple

  7. George Pastell

    Mehemet Bey

  8. Michael Ripper

    Poacher

  9. George Woodbridge

    Police Constable

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2019-09-10
Gorgeous & Creepy Hammer Horror Winner.

Hammer Film Productions rework some of the classic Universal Studios mummy material to great effect. Directed by Terence Fisher, this is not a remake of the seminal 1932 movie of the same name. Starring Peter Cushing (John Banning), Christopher Lee (Kharis/The Mummy), Raymond Huntley (Joseph Whemple) and Yvonne Furneaux (Isobel Banning/Princess Ananka), the film is written by Jimmy Sangster and was filmed at Bray & Shepperton Studios in England and is photographed in Eastman Color. I mention the latter because Eastman Color has a different hue to it,...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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