The Mummy

Name: The Mummy
Released: 1959-12-16
Cast: Peter Cushing, Yvonne Furneaux, Eddie Byrne, Felix Aylmer, Raymond Huntley

The Mummy

PG
1h 28m
1959

91%

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When three English archeologists enter the 4,000 year-old tomb of Egyptian Princess Ananka--despite dire warnings about defiling her grave--they discover the mummy of a guard who was buried alive with her. Now, roused from his 4,000-year repose, the Mummy will stop at nothing to destroy the despoilers of his princess' sacred tomb in this classic horror tale.

Director:

1.Terence Fisher

Producer:

Michael Carreras

Writer:

Jimmy Sangster

Cast:

Peter Cushing, Yvonne Furneaux, Eddie Byrne, Felix Aylmer, Raymond Huntley, George Pastell

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

91%

Reviews

Eye for Film

Jennie Kermode

It’s really Lee’s performance which gives the film its soul.

A death-defying jaunt into the world of the macabre.

August 24, 2022

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Win Fanning

Jimmy Sangster's screen play is both suspenseful and highly entertaining. The color photography does much to give this English production fine polish.