John Chard2019-09-10T07:05:56.943Z

8/10

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 Ban...

nutshell2020-02-08T11:02:03.755Z

10/10

While falling a bit short of the earlier Frankenstein and Dracula "reboots" from Hammer, this one is still quite good, again due to the talents of Fisher, Cushing, and Lee. It's story, while borrowing many elements from the 1940s Universal sequels, is quite good and thi...

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Release

01/08/1959

Rating

⭐ 6.7/10

Runtime

88 min

Status

Released

Genres

Horror

Languages

English

CollectionThe Mummy (Hammer) Collection

Production

Links

IMDb Wikidata

The Mummy

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.