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4.6/10   734 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Chris Bryant (writer)
Clive Exton (writer)
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Release Date:
October 1980 (USA) more
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They thought they had buried her forever!
Plot:
An archeologist discovers his daughter is possessed by the spirit of an Egyptian queen. To save mankind he must destroy her. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
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Charlton Heston Dies at 84
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An Egyptologist's daughter's life becomes entwined with in her father's obsession to revive the mummy of an evil queen. more (29 total)

Cast

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Charlton Heston ... Matthew Corbeck
Susannah York ... Jane Turner
Jill Townsend ... Anne Corbeck

Stephanie Zimbalist ... Margaret Corbeck
Patrick Drury ... Paul Whittier
Bruce Myers ... Dr. Khalid
Nadim Sawalha ... Dr. El Sadek

Ian McDiarmid ... Dr. Richter
Ahmed Osman ... Yussef

Miriam Margolyes ... Dr. Kadira
Michael Mellinger ... Hamid
Leonard Maguire ... John Matthews
Ishia Bennison ... Nurse
Madhav Sharma ... Doctor
Michael Halphie ... Doctor
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Wakening (UK) (alternative title)
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Runtime:
105 min | Australia:101 min | USA:101 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

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Continuity: The shard of glass that stabs Jane in the neck. Before the shard falls from the panel, the pointy end is facing downwards. However, when it stabs Jane, the pointy end is facing upwards. more
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An Egyptologist's daughter's life becomes entwined with in her father's obsession to revive the mummy of an evil queen., 26 June 2007
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Author: thomasbecker108 from United States

If you are any kind of Egypt enthusiast, you will love this! The university lecture, the tomb scenes, the obsession with research, the special organ jars (spelling of which "c a n o p i c" is denied by IMDb!) -- it is all well done and fun. Having taught ancient Egyptian history for many years, I find that this movie is filled with great realia and references to the rich mythology of Egypt. I routinely showed it to my 6th grade ancient history class! The plot moves well and there is a great sense of rising action and suspense. The acting is solid, and the music and the filming are well done. I really have no idea why this film has been rated so low by the viewers. Please see yourself and boost the rating on this fine piece of suspenseful work!

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