The Mummy (1959)

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In 1895, a team of archaeologists uncover the tomb of Princess Ananka, an Egyptian high priestess. They are warned not to disturb the tomb but in doing so, inadvertently bring to life the mummy of Kharis, the high priest who loved the Princess. While in the tomb alone, something happens to frighten the leader of the expedition, Stephen Banning. Three years later an Egyptian, Mehemet Bey, transports the mummy to England to seek revenge against those who desecrated the Princess' tomb. It is left to Stephen Banning's son John to unravel the mystery and to protect his wife Isobel, who bears a striking resemblance to the Princess. Movie Tagline: Torn from the tomb to terrify the world! Title: Mummy, The Release Date: December 16, 1959 Runtime: 88 mins Genre: Horror All Genres: Horror Languages: English Country: UK Colors: Color Sound: Mono IMDB Rating: 6.8 Brimstone Pit Rating: 7.8 - (Rate This Horror Movie) Category: Horror Movies Starting With M MPAA Rating: Unrated Director(s): Terence Fisher Cast: Peter Cushing ...John Banning Christopher Lee ...Kharis, the Mummy yvonne Furneaux ...Isobel Banning / Princess Ananka Eddie Byrne ...Inspector Mulrooney Felix Aylmer ...Stephen Banning Raymond Huntley ...Joseph Whemple George Pastell ...Mehemet Bey, Alias Mehemet Akir Michael Ripper ...Poacher George Woodbridge ...Police Constable Harold Goodwin ...Pat Denis Shaw ...Mike Gerald Lawson ...Irish Customer Willoughby Gray ...Dr. Reilly John Stuart ...Coroner David Browning ...Police Sergeant Frank Sieman ...Bill at the Red Lion Stanley Meadows ...James, Engerfield Attendant Frank Singuineau ...Head Porter James Clarke ...Priest John Harrison ...Priest Frederick Rawlings ... Remaining Cast: Producer(s): Michael Carreras Anthony Nelson Keys Writer(s): Jimmy Sangster Composer(s): Franz Reizenstein More Photos from The Mummy More Movie Taglines: Torn from the tomb to terrify the world! ALL NEW! IN TERRIFYING TECHNICOLOR (original U.S. print ad all caps) NERVE-SHATTERING SHOCK! (original U.S. print ad all caps) Fear Will Freeze You When You Face ... Its evil look brings MADNESS! Its evil spell ENSLAVES! Its evil touch KILLS KILLS KILLS! Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee star as an ancient evil is unleashed on the world. Movie Quote(s): Poacher: I've seen the likes tonight that mortal eyes shouldn't look at. Irish Customer: You've been around to Molly Grady's again. John Banning: Seems I've spent the better part of my life amongst the dead Movie Trivia: A door that Christopher Lee must crash through was accidentally bolted by a grip before the scene is shot. Lee's shoulder was dislocated when he broke down the door, but the shot remains in the movie. Hammer Films had already done remakes of The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) and Dracula (1958). This was the first film made after Hammer reached an official agreement with Universal (then Universal International) allowing them to do remakes of their classic horror films. In this film, for example, the agreement with Universal allowed them to use the name "Kharis". Christopher Lee's mummy walk isn't entirely acting. Besides the injuries to his back and shoulder noted above, he also injured his knees and shins while doing scenes in the studio-tank "swamp" - he couldn't see where the various pipes and fittings under the swampy water were. The squibs used when Peter Cushing shot Christopher Lee left burn marks for weeks. Lee also threw his back out carrying the girl. IMDB Links: » User Comments at imdb.com » More information at imdb.com Keywords: Tomb, Mummy, Revenge, Swamp, Remake  ...[more] Keywords All: Horror Movie Remake, Hammer Horror, Beautiful Woman, Egypt, Buried Alive Seen it? Rate it Currently 7.80/10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rating: 7.8 out of 10.0 - 75 votes cast total buy movie on dvd del.icio.us  |  digg  |  reddit Enter your zipcode for movie listings: » BACK TO HORROR MOVIES LIST