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The Mummy is a 1959 British gothic film produced by Hammer Film Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures and Netflix. Directed by Terence Fisher and produced by Michael Carreras, the movie features a screenplay by Jimmy Sangster and a musical score by Franz Reizenstein. The cast includes Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Yvonne Furneaux, and Eddie Byrne. The narrative is set in Egypt.
The film has a runtime of 88 minutes and was released in 1959. It is part of The Mummy series and the Hammer Collection. Keywords associated with the work include princess, mummy, swamp, remake, and murder. The production cost was 125,000. The film is available in the video on demand format.
Critical reception includes a review score of 8/10 and 91%, as well as an IMDb rating of 6.6 and a TMDb vote average of 6.724. The tagline for the film is "Torn from the tomb to terrify the world!" It is categorized under the genres of Adventure and Horror.
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6.7One 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.
Cast
- Peter Cushing as John Banning
- Christopher Lee as Kharis, the Mummy
- Yvonne Furneaux as Isobel Banning / Princess Ananka
- Eddie Byrne as Inspector Mulrooney
- Felix Aylmer as Stephen Banning
- Raymond Huntley as Joseph Whemple
Themes
- princess
- mummy
- swamp
- remake
- murder
- curse
- nursing home
- tomb
- ancient egypt
- archaeological dig
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- gothic film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Series
- The Mummy
- Director
- Terence Fisher
- Screenwriter
- Jimmy Sangster
- Cast member
- John Stuart
- Composer
- Franz Reizenstein
- Producer
- Michael Carreras
- Production company
- Hammer Film Productions
- Cinematographer
- Jack Asher
- Narrative location
- Egypt
- Duration
- 88
- FilmAffinity ID
- 117377
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- The Mummy (1959) trailer - Christopher Lee & Peter Cushing.png
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