She (I) (1965)

An Edwardian archaeologist and two companions stumble upon a lost city in East Africa, run by a beautiful queen whose love holds the promise of immortality.

Director:

Robert Day

Writers:

David T. Chantler (screenplay), H. Rider Haggard (novel)

Stars:

Ursula Andress, Peter Cushing, Bernard Cribbins

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Ursula Andress	...	Ayesha (She who must be obeyed)
Peter Cushing	...	Maj. Holly
Bernard Cribbins	...	Job
John Richardson	...	Leo Vincey / Killikrates
Rosenda Monteros	...	Ustane
Christopher Lee	...	Billali
André Morell	...	Haumeid (as Andre Morell)
Princess Soraya	...	Soraya (as Soraya)
Julie Mendez	...	Night Club Dancer
Lisa Peake	...	Night Club Dancer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Pastell	...	Haumeid (voice)

Storyline

After doing military service in the Middle East, British archaeologist Holly, his valet and his handsome young friend Leo are spotted in Palestine and approached by a mysterious oriental who identified Leo by his uncanny likeness to the portrait on an ancient coin. An adventurous search for the lost Pharaonic city of Kuma proceeds relying on a recently-acquired map. Their hasty mini-expedition reaches a hidden city where the Hellenistic age is still alive. It is ruled by the supernatural Ayesha, 'She who must be obeyed', who believes Leo is is the reincarnation she waited for all those centuries of Callicrates, a companion of Alexander the Great. She offers him immortality and to share the throne as her eternal love, but it goes tragically wrong...

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Plot Keywords:

immortality | africa | valet | lost city | reincarnation | 

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Taglines:

SHE who must be obeyed! ...SHE who must be loved! ...SHE who must be possessed!

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Genres:

Adventure | Fantasy

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 April 1965 (UK)

Also Known As:

A Deusa da Cidade Perdida

Filming Locations:

Associated British Elstree Studios, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hammer Film Productions, Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

For the final stage of Ayesha's disintegration, makeup was not applied to Ursula Andress, but to an uncredited elderly actress who doubled for the star.

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Goofs

During the gunfight in the desert, the same Arab, wearing a striped dark red top and white pants, is shot from his mount three separate times.

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Quotes

Job: They just don't make'em like that any more, sir.

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Connections

Featured in The World of Hammer: Hammer Stars: Peter Cushing (1994)

User Reviews

Delicious adventure classic

One really shouldn't need to say more about this movie than that it contains the gorgeous Ursula Andress in her most imperious role, plus the incredibly lovely Rosenda Monteiros. =) But if one must, one will say that this is a classic adventure of innocence, devoted to the concept of faithful and undying true love and the ancient dominion of the Divine Female over all. Completely knocked me over when I was 14 and hasn't lost anything since. I just love it.