For blood, their final mummy film, hammer ditched the bandages and got the tall. The film was distributed by columbia pictures in the united states on february 17, 1965 also in support of the gorgon. The mummy is played by dickie owen, who turns up in a nonmummy role in the sequel the mummys shroud. I honestly cant believe this film acted like it invented turkish delight. The production was then hurriedly taken over and completed by. Blood from the mummys tomb 1971 the hammer horror that. With so much misfiring in the curse of the mummys tomb, the absence of even a satisfyingly creepy mummy is an absolute filmkilling flaw. The film is the fifth entry in universal pictures original mummy franchise. The mummy 1959 had been followed by the curse of the mummys tomb 1964 and the mummys shroud 1966, and a new mummy. The curse of the mummys tomb 1964 posters the movie.
The curse of the mummys tomb theme 1964 hammer film. Limp hammer sequel to the mummy, withthe bandaged one owen escaping from his pharaohs sarcophagus when. The curse of the mummy s tomb was filmed between february and may 1964 and was released that october as a second feature in support of the gorgon 1964, a higherbudgeted release directed by fisher and starring cushing, lee, and hammer scream. The curse of the mummys tomb is a hammer horror movie following british archaeologists and their american investor who ship an egyptian mummys sarcophagus to london but someone has the amulet to revive the mummy that will then kill all those who disturbed its tomb. The curse of the mummys tomb 1964 the movie database. Against expert advice, american showman and financial backer of the expedition, alexander king, plans a world tour exhibiting this magnificent discovery from the ancient world but on the opening night the sarcophagus is void of its contents. Sony should not have allowed such an excellent, wellmade, classic hammer film as the revenge of frankenstein to be released this way. For despite a large amount of plot, terrific acting and some top notch thrills, thats what sticks in your mind. The curse of the pharaohs is a curse alleged to be cast upon anyone who disturbs the mummy of an ancient egyptian, especially a pharaoh. British archaeologists and their american investor ship an egyptian mummys sarcophagus to london but someone has the amulet to revive the mummy that will. The curse of the mummys tomb is a 1964 film about a mummy that rises after being shipped to london. Generally well done but deeply average tale of mummy mayhem that would benefit greatly from a. Those who have interfered with the tomb of raantef are in terrible danger.
Lost in a pyramid while on a visit to egypt, gabe suddenly realizes that he is not alone, and he soon learns the meaning of the legendary curse of the mummys tomb. The curse of the mummys tomb hammer film productions. The curse of the mummys tomb 1964, directed by michael. The curse of the mummys tomb 1964 greedy american alexander king fred clark makes an excursion to egypt, where he hopes that archaeologist sir giles dalrymple jack gwillim and young. Hammers the mummy was considerably more graphic than the 1932 and 1940s originals and combined elements from all the films of the earlier series. Otherwise, its interesting only that adam is cain and that even though behind this film is an awareness of various subtler themes such as the real curse being eternal life, from doyles the ring of thoth, the film still fails to find a way to integrate them coherently or effectively.
It is the third and final sequel to that companys the mummys hand of 1940. The curse of the mummy s tomb 1964, the mummy s shroud 1967, and blood from the mummy s tomb 1971. The curse of the mummys tomb is the second of hammers unrelated mummy series, with the only discernible link to the original being the presence of fezwearing george pastell as a similarly fanatical, yet less sinister protector of the mummys tomb. The curse of the mummys tomb 1964 david l rattigan. The mummy has escaped to fulfill the dreadful prophesy and exact a violent and. The mummys tomb is a 1942 american horror film produced by ben pivar for universal pictures co. The curse of the mummy s tomb was released on october 18, 1964 by columbia picturesblc films in support of the gorgon. Hammer films adapt bram stokers jewel of the seven stars about a revived. We gots a curse movie to cross off our to do list, its all about a group of greedy treasure seekers who uncover another egyptian mummy that gets put on public display by a sleazy american showman, but then it. Terence morgan, ronald howard, jeanne roland, fred clark, michael ripper, george pastell, dickie owen. It is the first of three sequels to that companys the mummys hand of 1940. The carlo martelli music score is interrupted during flashback scenes by franz reizensteins superior cues for the 1959 terence fisher version, reminding us that it was all done. The curse of the mummys tomb movie trailer 1964 youtube.
The curse of the mummys tomb 1964 stream and watch. The curse of the mummys tomb 1964 directed by michael. Home video sony pictures home entertainment classic horrors rating 7 out of 10 the curse of the mummys tomb 1964 blends the basic premise of most mummy. Victorianera archaeologists unearth an egyptian tomb that is cursed, of course. Although not up to the usual classic standards of the hammer horror features, the curse of the mummys tomb has enough severed heads, hands, and blood to satisfy fans of the genre. Despite being a hammer film, the curse of the mummys tomb is kind of dry and a bit too crisp regardless of the fact it contains some moments of quite harsh violence hands are cut off, heads are bludgeoned with statuettes and crushed underfoot, while a fight on a ship between beauchamp and an unnamed assassin, played by ray austin. The curse of the mummys tomb 1964 michael carreras, terence morgan, ronald howard, fred clark july 18, 2015 when european egyptologists dubois, giles and bray discover the tomb of the egyptian prince ra, american entrepreneur and investor alexander king insists on shipping the treasures and sarcophagus back to england for tour and display. Hammer film double feature the revenge of frankenstein. The curse of the mummys tomb 1964 nr 12311964 us horror 1h 18m user score. The second hammer horror film to feature a mummy, released in 1964. The revenge of frankensteincurse of the mummys tomb, the. The curse of the mummys tomb is rather lacklustre, and certainly the least successful of hammers mummy films. Unlike most previous mummy films, the undead title character in this film is not a lowly slave cursed and buried alive as punishment for his transgressions, but is instead the actual son of a pharaoh and a prince of egypt. The mummy is played by dickie owen, who turns up in a non mummy role in the sequel the mummy s shroud.
From the legendary hammer horror archives comes this classic horror tale. This curse, which does not differentiate between thieves and archaeologists, is claimed can cause bad luck, illness, or death. Curse of the mummys tomb 1964 another class act from the hammer stable, curse can be summed up as the one where lots of people get their hands lopped off. Hammer movies have always been a tad hokey and thats forgivable, some sloppy writing however isnt.
Andrew keir, valerie leon, james, billiers, george coulouis, seth holt, howard brandy, christopher wicking. The curse of the mummys tomb was filmed between february and may 1964 and was released that october as a second feature in support of the gorgon 1964, a higherbudgeted release directed by fisher and starring cushing, lee, and hammer scream. British archaeologists and their american investor ship an egyptian mummy s sarcophagus to london but someone has the amulet to revive the mummy that will then kill all those who disturbed its tomb. The mummys curse is a 1944 american universal pictures horror film, directed by leslie goodwins. Trailer for the curse of the mummys tomb when european egyptologists dubois, giles and bray discover the tomb of the egyptian prince ra, american entrepreneur and investor alexander king insists on shipping the treasures and sarcophagus back to england for tour and display. The mummy s curse is a 1944 american universal pictures horror film, directed by leslie goodwins.
The curse of the mummy s tomb 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. Curse of the mummys tomb soundtrack cd details and availability. Against expert advice, american showman and financial backer of the expedition, alexander king, plans a world tour. An archeologist returns to london from egypt with mummified remains and sets into motion an evil curse that begins to wreak havoc and threaten lives, including the archeologists own daughter. Mummys tomb 1964, directed by michael carreras, and the mummys shroud. It is the third and final sequel to that companys the mummy s hand of 1940. The second of their mummy trilogy, 1964s the curse of the mummys tomb, is a lot better than 1967s visibly underfunded the mummys shroud, but while enjoyable enough if your expectations are low, its overriding atmosphere is of cosiness, akin to. Welp, heres our last post before the start of halloween countdown 20. Written by michael carreras directed by michael carreras starring terence morgan, ronald howard, fred clark, jeanne roland, george pastell, jack gwillim us release december 31, 1964 rt 81 min. Released 1964, the curse of the mummys tomb stars terence morgan, fred clark, ronald howard, jeanne roland the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 20 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. The curse of the mummys tomb it needs a crystal ball to sort out the reasons for some of the contrived goings on in this modest and rather slapdash horror pic. Blood from the mummys tomb 1971, produced and completed by carreras after.
Villiers, hugh burden, jonathan burne, seth holt, michael carreras. With terence morgan, ronald howard, fred clark, jeanne roland. Shooting completed on 24 february 1971 and the film moved into postproduction. Hammer reexhumed another of its famous monsters, although the scenario by carreras a filmmaker whose association with hammer would span nearly two decades makes sure to layer in a human element to the genre tale. The curse of the mummys tomb 1965 when hammer films first set out to remake the great horror stories of the 1930s, the producers of those classics, universal pictures, threatened to sue to prevent them from using anything in the original movies. The tomb of raantef, a banished son of a pharaoh, has been discovered by a group of archeologists, without heed to warnings of a curse that will claim the lives of those who would dare to disturb its sanctity. After locating the tomb of tera, queen of darkness in the egyptian desert. The curse of the mummys tomb 1964 michael carreras. The film dropped amidst a flood of lowerbudgeted hammer.
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