The read
A Balasaur Score of 71 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 93%, Metacritic 62/100. The highest scoring of the 2 titles in its series. It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Metacritic62/100
274 audience votes
Key crew
- Franz ReizensteinOriginal Music Composer
- Terence FisherDirector
- Jimmy SangsterScreenplay
Cast
- Peter CushingJohn Banning
- Christopher LeeKharis, the Mummy
- Yvonne FurneauxIsobel Banning / Princess Ananka
- Eddie ByrneInspector Mulrooney
- Felix AylmerStephen Banning
- Raymond HuntleyJoseph Whemple
- George PastellMehemet Bey
- Michael RipperPoacher
- George WoodbridgePolice Constable
- Harold GoodwinPat
- Denis ShawMike
- Gerald LawsonIrish Customer
Stills
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Themes
princessmummyswampremakemurdercursenursing hometombancient egyptarchaeological digarcheologyegyptian tomb
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