The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Archaeologists discover the final resting place of a boy king, removing the remains to be exhibited in a museum. By disturbing the sarcophagus they unleash the forces of darkness. The Mummy has returned to discharge a violent retribution on the defilers as the curse that surrounds the tomb begins to come true. One by one the explorers are murdered until one of them discovers the ancient words that have the power to reduce the brutal killer to particles of dust.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
59 audience votes
Key crew
- John GillingDirector
- Don BanksOriginal Music Composer
- John GillingScreenplay
Cast
- André MorellSir Basil Walden
- John PhillipsStanley Preston
- David BuckPaul Preston
- Elizabeth SellarsBarbara Preston
- Maggie KimberlyClaire de Sangre
- Michael RipperLongbarrow
- Tim BarrettHarry Newton
- Richard WarnerInspector Barrani
- Roger DelgadoHasmid
- Catherine LaceyHaiti
- Dickie OwenPrem
- Bruno BarnabePharaoh
Stills
Themes
egyptmummymurdercursesnake bitearchaeologisttombancient egyptarcheologypharaoh1920s