Die Augen der Mumie Ma (1918)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Ernst Lubitsch

Writers:

Hanns Kräly (dramatisation) and
Emil Rameau (dramatisation)

Release Date:

25 June 1922 (USA)

Genre:

Short | Drama | Horror

Plot Keywords:

Suicide | Fainting | Hotel | Egypt | Ship

Cast

Max Laurence	...	Prince Hohenfels
Harry Liedtke	...	Albert Wendland, a Painter
Emil Jannings	...	Radu, an Arab
Pola Negri	...	Ma

Also Known As:

Eyes of the Mummy Ma (USA)
The Eyes of the Mummy

Runtime:

43 min | USA:63 min | Austria:58 min

Country:

Germany

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Certification:

USA:Approved

Company:

Projektions-AG Union (PAGU)

Goofs:

Continuity: Radu leaves his dagger in the portrait of Ma, where the Prince finds it. Then, when Radu comes to kill Ma, he has the dagger again.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Face of Tutankhamun" (1992)

see them at the beginning of fabulous careers

Here are Lubitsch, Pola Negri and Emil Jannings back in the year 1918 at the start and before they achieved their huge fame. Of course, this is a low budget movie. The Egyptian desert scenes were filmed in a Berlin quarry and the Egyptian tomb is of absurdly cheap quality. However we can see the evident skill of Lubitsch when working with his lead actors. The fascinating personality of Pola Negri shines . I certainly wish that we had more such real women in today,s modern movies. So please enjoy this nostalgic movie. Consider that if it was remade today with millions of dollars, special effects and huge publicity ,that it might be a box-office bonanza