| The Mummy | |
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| Directed by | Terence Fisher |
| Produced by | Michael Carreras |
| Written by | Jimmy Sangster |
| Starring | Peter Cushing Christopher Lee Yvonne Furneaux Eddie Byrne George Pastell |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 25 September 1959 (UK release) 16 December 1959 (US release) |
| Running time | 88 min |
| Language | English |
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The Mummy is a 1959 British Hammer Horror film starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. Terence Fisher ( 23 February 1904 &ndash 18 June, 1980) was a film director who worked for Hammer Films. Michael Carreras (b December 21, 1927 in London, England, d April 19 1994 in London was a British Film Jimmy Sangster (born 2 December 1927) is an English Screenwriter and director, known for his work for Hammer Film Productions Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE (26 May 1913—11 August 1994 was an English actor known for his many appearances in Hammer Films, in which he played Baron Frankenstein Christopher Frank Carandini Lee CBE, CStJ (born 27 May 1922 is a two-time Screen Actors Guild Award-nominated Saturn Award-winning English Actor Yvonne Furneaux (born 11 May 1928) is a French actress She appeared with Errol Flynn in the British films Master of Ballantrae Eddie Byrne ( January 31, 1911 - August 21, 1981) was an Irish Actor. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 1959 in film involved some significant events Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film Hammer Film Productions is a film production company based in the United Kingdom. Christopher Frank Carandini Lee CBE, CStJ (born 27 May 1922 is a two-time Screen Actors Guild Award-nominated Saturn Award-winning English Actor Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE (26 May 1913—11 August 1994 was an English actor known for his many appearances in Hammer Films, in which he played Baron Frankenstein
Though the title suggests Universal Pictures' 1932 film of the same name, the film actually derives its plot and characters entirely from two Universal later films, The Mummy's Hand and The Mummy's Tomb. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American The Mummy is a 1932 horror classic from Universal Pictures directed by Karl Freund and starring Boris Karloff as a The Mummy's Hand is a ( 1940) Black-and-white horror Film, produced by Ben Pivar for Universal Pictures Company The Mummy's Tomb is the 1942 sequel to The Mummy's Hand (1940 It is one of a few Hammer remakes of Universal films.
Story
In Egypt in 1895, a team of archaeologists, including John Banning (Peter Cushing, his father Stephen Banning (Felix Aylmer) and his uncle Joseph Whemple, are searching for the tomb of Princess Ananka, the priestess of Karnak. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE (26 May 1913—11 August 1994 was an English actor known for his many appearances in Hammer Films, in which he played Baron Frankenstein Sir Felix Aylmer, OBE ( February 21, 1889 &ndash September 2, 1979) born Felix Edward Aylmer Jones, was a distinguished Princess is the feminine form of Prince (from Latin Princeps, meaning principal citizen A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities The Karnak temple complex, universally known only as Karnak, describes a vast conglomeration of ruined temples chapels pylons and other buildings John is held up by an injured leg while his father and uncle open the tomb. Before they enter, an Egyptian man named Mehemet Bey (George Pastell) appears and warns them not to go in, lest they face dire consequences. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Stephen and Joseph ignore him, and within find the sarcophogus of Ananka. A sarcophagus is a Funeral receptacle for a Corpse, most commonly carved or cut from stone When Joseph leaves to tell John the good news, Stephen finds the mythical Scroll of Life and reads from it. He then sees something that drives him into a catatonic state. Catatonic is a syndrome of psychic and motoric-disturbances In the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association John and Joseph continue excavating the tomb but cannot find the Scroll of Life, little suspecting it is now in the hands of Mehemet Bey.
Three years later in Engerfield, England in 1898, Stephen Banning comes out of his catatonic state at the Engerfield Nursing Home for the Mentally Disordered, and sends for his son. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland He tells him that when he read from the Scroll of Life, he accidentally brought to life Kharis, the mummified priest of Karnak and the eternal guardian of Princess Ananka's tomb, who was sentenced to eternal living death as punishment for his forbidden love for the princess. Kharis is the name of the Mummy featured in the four films produced by Universal Studios in the 1940s following their original 1932 film ''The Mummy'' A mummy is a Corpse whose Skin and Flesh have been preserved by either intentional or Incidental exposure to Chemicals extreme A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities Now, Stephen says, Kharis will hunt down and kill all those who desecrated Ananka's tomb. John does not believe his father.
Meanwhile, Mehemet Bey, revealed as a devoted worshipper of Karnak, has come to Engerfield under the alias of Mehemet Akir to track down the Bannings. A pseudonym is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name (see Alias) He hires a pair of drunken carters, Pat and Mike, to bring the slumbering Kharis in a crate to his rented home, but the two men foul up and Kharis' crate ends up falling into a pond. However using the Scroll of Life, Bey exhorts Kharis to break free of the crate and rise from the water, then sends him to murder Stephen Banning at the Engerfield Nursing Home. Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries Soon after, Kharis is also sent to murder Joseph Whemple, doing so right before the eyes of John Banning, who shoots Kharis twice at close range with a revolver to no effect. rEVOLVEr is the fourth studio album by Swedish metal band The Haunted.
Scotland Yard Inspector Mulrooney is sent from London to solve the murders, but because he is skeptical and deals only in "cold, hard facts," he refuses to believe John's wild story about a killer mummy, even when John figures out that he is to be Kharis' third and final victim. New Scotland Yard or Scotland Yard, informally known as The Yard and NSY, is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service, responsible This is about the police rank/position For the use in graphical user interfaces see Inspector window. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. In ordinary usage skepticism or scepticism ( Greek 'σκέπτομαι' skeptomai, to look about to consider see also spelling differences A mummy is a Corpse whose Skin and Flesh have been preserved by either intentional or Incidental exposure to Chemicals extreme While Mulrooney attempts to build his investigation by interviewing people who have seen Kharis, including the two carters, John notices that his wife, Isobel Banning, bears an uncanny resemblance to Princess Ananka. Mulrooney meanwhile slowly begins to come to the conclusion that John is right, and that there is indeed a mummy in Engerfield. Together he and John try to figure out who is controlling Kharis.
Mehemet Bey sends the dreaded mummy to the Bannings' home to slay his final victim. However, upon seeing Isobel, Kharis stops his attack on John and leaves. Bey mistakenly believes that Kharis has slain John, and is surprised when John turns up alive at his house, suspecting him of being the one controlling the mummy. After John leaves, Bey sends Kharis to make a second attempt on John's life, only this time John has Mulrooney as his bodyguard, and Kharis seems more interested in pursuing Isobel than he does following Bey's murderous orders. A bodyguard (or "close protection officer" is a type of Security guard or government agent who protects a person—usually a famous wealthy or politically . .
Cast
| Actor/Actress | Role |
|---|---|
| Peter Cushing | John Banning |
| Christopher Lee | Kharis |
| Yvonne Furneaux | Isobel Banning / Princess Ananka |
| Eddie Byrne | Inspector Mulrooney |
| Felix Aylmer | Stephen Banning |
| Raymond Huntley | Joseph Whemple |
| George Pastell | Mehemet Bey |
| George Woodbridge | P. Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE (26 May 1913—11 August 1994 was an English actor known for his many appearances in Hammer Films, in which he played Baron Frankenstein Christopher Frank Carandini Lee CBE, CStJ (born 27 May 1922 is a two-time Screen Actors Guild Award-nominated Saturn Award-winning English Actor Kharis is the name of the Mummy featured in the four films produced by Universal Studios in the 1940s following their original 1932 film ''The Mummy'' Yvonne Furneaux (born 11 May 1928) is a French actress She appeared with Errol Flynn in the British films Master of Ballantrae Eddie Byrne ( January 31, 1911 - August 21, 1981) was an Irish Actor. Sir Felix Aylmer, OBE ( February 21, 1889 &ndash September 2, 1979) born Felix Edward Aylmer Jones, was a distinguished Raymond Huntley ( 23 April 1904 &ndash 19 October 1990) was an English Actor who appeared in dozens of British George Woodbridge (born 16 February 1907 in Devon - died 31 March 1973) was an English Character actor in films C. Blake |
| Harold Goodwin | Pat |
| Denis Shaw | Mike |
| Willoughby Gray | Dr. Harold Goodwin ( October 22, 1917 - June 3, 2004) was a British Actor born in Wombwell, Yorkshire, Denis Shaw ( 7 April 1921 – 28 February 1971) was a British Character actor specialising in slimy villains Willoughby Gray ( 6 November 1916, London - 13 February 1993) was an English actor of stage and screen born in London Reilly |
| Michael Ripper | Poacher |
External links
- The Mummy at the Internet Movie Database
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