Horror · United Kingdom · 1980 · 1h 45m

The Awakening

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Director
Mike Newell
Cast
Charlton Heston as Matthew Corbeck Susannah York as Jane Turner Jill Townsend as Anne Corbeck Stephanie Zimbalist as Margaret Corbeck Patrick Drury as Paul Whittier Bruce Myers as Dr. Khalid
Crew
Jack Cardiff — Director of Photography Terry Rawlings — Editor Claude Bolling — Original Music Composer Chris Bryant — Writer Clive Exton — Writer Allan Scott — Writer
Tagline

They thought they had buried her forever!

Synopsis

When a British archaeologist violates an Egyptian queen's tomb, her evil spirit enters his daughter.

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Mood & Themes
egyptqueenmummycursespiritarchaeologistevilegyptian tombmummy's curse
Key Collaborators
Mike Newell Director Jack Cardiff Director of Photography Terry Rawlings Editor Claude Bolling Original Music Composer Chris Bryant Writer Clive Exton Writer Allan Scott Writer Bram Stoker Novel Robert H. Solo Producer Michael Stringer Production Design Phyllis Dalton Costume Design
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