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THE MUMMY

1959 GB
August 1, 1959

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.

Directors

Terence Fisher

Cast

Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Yvonne Furneaux, Eddie Byrne, Felix Aylmer, Raymond Huntley, George Pastell, Michael Ripper, George Woodbridge, Harold Goodwin
Horror
HMDB

REVIEWS (1)

MC

Marco Castellini

Ispirato all’omonimo film del ’34, anche qui ritroviamo l’incauto archeologo che riporta inavvertitamente in vita la mummia di un sanguinario faraone. Nel film degli anni trenta c’era il grande Boris Karloff che da solo riusciva a tenere la scena, qui ci sono Cushing e Lee, bravi, ma non egulamente efficaci. Dscreto ma non certo memorabile, gli si preferisce il suo predeccessore degli anni trenta.