Horror · United Kingdom · 1959 · 1h 28m

The Mummy

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Director
Terence Fisher
Cast
Peter Cushing as John Banning Christopher Lee as Kharis, the Mummy Yvonne Furneaux as Isobel Banning / Princess Ananka Eddie Byrne as Inspector Mulrooney Felix Aylmer as Stephen Banning Raymond Huntley as Joseph Whemple
Crew
Jack Asher — Director of Photography Alfred Cox — Editor Franz Reizenstein — Original Music Composer Jimmy Sangster — Screenplay Michael Carreras — Producer Bernard Robinson — Production Design
Tagline

Torn from the tomb to terrify the world!

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.

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Mood & Themes
princessmummyswampremakemurdercursenursing hometombancient egyptarchaeological digarcheologyegyptian tomb
Key Collaborators
Terence Fisher Director Jack Asher Director of Photography Alfred Cox Editor Franz Reizenstein Original Music Composer Jimmy Sangster Screenplay Michael Carreras Producer Bernard Robinson Production Design
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