| The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb |
| Director: | Michael Carreras |
| Writers: | Henry Younger |
| Producers: | Michael Carreras; Bill Hill |
| Composer: | Carlo Martelli |
| Cinematography: | Otto Heller |
| Editors: | Eric Boyd-Perkins James Needs |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Hammer Film Productions Columbia Pictures |
| Released: | October 18th, 1964 (UK) December 31st, 1964 (US) |
| Rating: | Unrated |
| Running time: | 78 min. |
| Country: | UK |
| Language: | English |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | The Mummy |
| Next: | The Mummy's Shroud |
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb is a British horror film directed by Michael Carreras and written by Anthony Hinds (under the pseudonym Henry Younger). The movie was produced by Hammer Film Productions and was the second feature in their Mummy series following the success of 1959's The Mummy. The film premiered in the UK on October 18th, 1964 as a double-bill with The Gorgon. North American distribution was provided by Columbia Pictures who released the movie theatrically in the United States on December 31st, 1964. The plot of the film involves the discovery of the mummified remains of the Egyptian prince Ra-Antef. An American businessman named Alexander King lays claim to the find and has the remains transported back to England where he seeks to profit from putting them on display. His actions incur the wrath of Egyptian loyalists and it isn't long before the mummy of Ra-Antef returns to life to seek revenge against those responsible for desecrating it's tomb.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Terence Morgan | Adam Beauchamp |
| Ronald Howard | John Bray |
| Fred Clark | Alexander King |
| Jeanne Roland | Annette Dubois |
| George Pastell | Hashmi Bey |
| Jack Gwillim | Sir Giles Dalrymple |
| John Paul | Inspector Mackenzie |
| Dickie Owen | Ra-Antef, the Mummy |
| Jill Mai Meredith | Jenny, Beauchamp's maid |
| Michael Ripper | Achmed |
| Harold Goodwin | Fred |
| Jimmy Gardner | Fred's mate |
| Vernon Smythe | Jessop, Beauchamp's butler |
| Marianne Stone | Hashmi Bey's landlady |
| Olga Dickie | Housekeeper |
| Pat Gorman | London reporter |
| George Leech | Ship attacker |
| Michael McStay | Ra-Antef |
| Eddie Powell | 2nd Arab |
| Bernard Rebel | Professor Eugene Dubois |
| Roy Stewart | Bearer in museum |
| Larry Taylor | Swordsman |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The tagline to this film is "It lives again to kill again!"
- Is included on the Icons of Horror Collection: Hammer Films DVD collection along with The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll, Scream of Fear and The Gorgon. The collection was released by Sony Pictures on October 14th, 2008.
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External Links[]
- The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb at IMDB
- The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb at Wikipedia
- The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb at Popcorn Pictures
- The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb at Eccentric Cinema