Eyes of the Mummy Ma (1918)
"Die Augen der Mumie Ma" (original title)

Director:

Ernst Lubitsch

Writers:

Hanns Kräly (dramatisation), Emil Rameau (dramatisation)

Stars:

Pola Negri, Emil Jannings, Harry Liedtke

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Pola Negri	...	Ma
Emil Jannings	...	Radu, an Arab
Harry Liedtke	...	Albert Wendland, a Painter
Max Laurence	...	Prince Hohenfels
Margarete Kupfer

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

suicide | dagger | slave | tomb | teacher | 

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Taglines:

Bewitching Pola Negri as an Oriental dancer who comes from the burning Sahara to capture London society by storm. All the charm and mystery of the East caught into a passion-swept romance of irresistible appeal.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

25 June 1922 (USA)

Also Known As:

Eyes of the Mummy Ma

Company Credits

Production Co:

Projektions-AG Union (PAGU)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

63 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Radu breaks through the window, a man in a white suit sitting cross-legged in a chair is reflected in the lower left-hand pane.

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Connections

Featured in Life Is a Dream in Cinema: Pola Negri (2006)

User Reviews

Egregious waste of talent

What an egregious waste of talent!! It's poorly acted, indifferently directed, and badly written; too bad THIS film survived when so many other more worthy silents didn't! It's hard to believe this was made in 1918--technically and artistically, it's more like 1909. This is the sort of film you should definitely NOT show to someone unfamiliar with silent film, as it confirms every awful stereotype about them--clownish makeup, hammy gestures, and cheesy plot--and, it's boring to boot. The great Emil Jannings looks more like Othello in search of Desdemona instead of an Egyptian in search of his captive, and this time his habitual overacting is annoying rather than bravura. And, you have to be a pretty maladroit filmaker to take Pola Negri, with her angular Gypsy beauty, and make her up to look like a pint-sized Little Egypt. Take it from a die-hard silents fan who will watch ANY silent film, simply because they are silent: skip this one.