Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971)

Director:

Seth Holt
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Writers:

Christopher Wicking (screenplay)
Bram Stoker (novel)

Release Date:

17 May 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

A severed hand beckons from an open grave!

Plot:

An archaeological expedition brings back to London the coffin of an Egyptian queen known for her magic powers...

Plot Keywords:

Mummy | Ring | Tomb | Father | Severed Hand

Cast

Andrew Keir	...	Professor Julian Fuchs
Valerie Leon	...	Margaret Fuchs / Queen Tera
James Villiers	...	Corbeck
Hugh Burden	...	Geoffrey Dandridge
George Coulouris	...	Professor Berrigan
Mark Edwards	...	Tod Browning
Rosalie Crutchley	...	Helen Dickerson
Aubrey Morris	...	Doctor Putnum
David Markham	...	Doctor Burgess
Joan Young	...	Mrs. Caporal
James Cossins	...	Older Male Nurse
David Jackson	...	Young Male Nurse
Jonathan Burn	...	Saturnine Young Man
Graham James	...	Youth in Museum
Tamara Ustinov	...	Veronica
Penelope Holt	...	Nurse
Angela Ginders	...	Nurse
Tex Fuller	...	Patient
Luis Madina	...	Priest (as Madina Luis)
Omar Amoodi	...	Priest
Abdul Kader	...	Priest
Oscar Charles	...	Priest
Ahmed Osman	...	Priest
Soltan Lalani	...	Priest
Saad Ghazi	...	Priest
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Olive Gregg	...	Margaret Fuchs (voice)
Harry Fielder	...	Local Man (uncredited)

Directed by
Seth Holt
Michael Carreras		(uncredited)

Writing credits
Christopher Wicking		(screenplay)
Bram Stoker		(novel "Jewel of the Seven Stars")

Produced by
Howard Brandy	....	producer

Original Music by
Tristram Cary

Cinematography by
Arthur Grant

Film Editing by
Peter Weatherley

Production Design by
Scott MacGregor

Makeup Department
Ivy Emmerton	....	hairdressing supervisor
Eddie Knight	....	makeup supervisor

Production Management
Christopher Neame	....	production manager
Roy Skeggs	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Derek Whitehurst	....	assistant director
Michael Murray	....	third assistant director (uncredited)
Lindsey Vickers	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Bill Greene	....	construction manager
Don Picton	....	assistant art director
Tony Baines	....	draughtsman (uncredited)
Bill Beavis	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Jimmy Carreras	....	print boy (uncredited)

Sound Department
Tony Dawe	....	sound recordist
Roy Hyde	....	sound editor
A.W. Lumkin	....	recording director (as Tony Lumkin)
Dennis Whitlock	....	dubbing mixer
Dan Grimmel	....	sound maintenance (uncredited)
Jack Harris	....	sound camera operator (uncredited)
Claude Hitchcock	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Mike Silverlock	....	boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Michael Collins	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Neil Binney	....	camera operator
Roderick Barron	....	clapper (uncredited)
Roderick Barron	....	loader (uncredited)
Bob Jordan	....	focus puller (uncredited)
Peter Woods	....	camera grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rosemary Burrows	....	wardrobe supervisor
Diane Jones	....	wardrobe mistress

Music Department
Philip Martell	....	musical supervisor

Other crew
Betty Harley	....	continuity
Philip Campbell	....	unit runner (uncredited)
Sarah Mathiesen	....	stand-in: Valerie Leon (uncredited)
Sally Pardo	....	production secretary (uncredited)

Production Companies

• EMI Films (presents) (as EMI Film Productions Limited)
• Hammer Film Productions (as A Hammer Production)

Distributors

• Anglo-EMI Film Distributors (1971) (UK) (theatrical)
• MGM-EMI (1971) (UK) (theatrical)
• American International Pictures (AIP) (1972) (USA) (theatrical)
• Astral Films (1972) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (USA) (DVD)
• DMEG (2004) (Sweden) (video)
• StudioCanal (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
• Works Editora (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)

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Runtime:

94 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Australia:R | New Zealand:R18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG | Norway:(Banned) (1972-2003) (cinema release) | Iceland:16 | Argentina:18 (re-rating) | Argentina:X (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

EMI Films

Trivia:

The to-let sign outside the house occupied by the nefarious Corbeck bears the company name Neame and Skeggs, named for the film's production manager and production supervisor, Christopher Neame and Roy Skeggs, respectively.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Screen credit is given to Bram Stoker for the novel 'Jewel of the Seven Stars'. The title is actually 'The Jewel of Seven Stars'.

Quotes:

Corbeck:The meek shall NOT inherit the earth. They can't be trusted with it.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The World of Hammer: Lands Before Time (#1.3)" (1994)

Soundtrack:

The Temple

Valerie Too Fine To Be Kept Under Wraps!

It's been many years since I read Bram Stoker's 1903 novel "The Jewel of Seven Stars," but what I mainly recollect is a feeling of great disappointment; the book is all buildup, with very little in the way of payoff. The 1971 Hammer filmization, renamed "Blood From the Mummy's Tomb," can be accused of the same unfortunate misdemeanor, but still has much to offer. It tells the tale of Tera, an ancient Egyptian sorceress who had been executed back when, had her hand dismembered and her body encased in a tomb. Centuries later, that tomb is discovered by a researcher named Fuchs, whose daughter is the very image of the priestess. It would seem that Tera is about to be finally reincarnated.... Taking place in an indeterminate year (the clothing and furnishings are modern, yet the automobiles are vintage), "Blood From" boasts some mild gross-out FX (that severed hand, and Tera's many throat rippings), an interesting enough story, adequate sets and--typical for a Hammer film--fine acting from its second-tier cast. In her dual role as the "slumbering" Tera and Fuchs' possessed daughter, Margaret, actress Valerie Leon literally stands out in this cast. A stunning-looking woman even today, her, um, mUmmarian protuberances are amply brought to the fore here in any number of negligees and low-cut gowns. As Tera, she is found completely unswathed; I suppose even the ancient Egyptian priests felt that her body was too impressive to be kept under wraps! In any event, Valerie's presence is reason enough to give this film a recommendation. The film's story line presents some unanswered questions (Just how does the Corbeck character plan to control Tera once she "awakens," for instance? And that ambiguous ending is anybody's guess!), but I must say that I enjoyed this film more on a repeat viewing, with lowered expectations. It's a fun latter-day Hammer flick, shown to good advantage on this great-looking Anchor Bay DVD.