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Tale of the Mummy (1998)
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Release Date:
13 February 1999 (Japan)
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Tagline:
The curse is legend. The terror is real. more
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Centuries ago, under the sands of ancient Egypt, a prince was buried and his tomb eternally curses so...
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Egypt
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2 wins
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Talos The Mummy (Tale of the Mummy) (1998)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jason Scott Lee | ... | Riley |
 | Louise Lombard | ... | Samantha Turkel |
 | Sean Pertwee | ... | Bradley Cortese |
 | Lysette Anthony | ... | Dr. Claire Mulrooney |
 | Michael Lerner | ... | Professor Marcus |
 | Jack Davenport | ... | Detective Bartone |
| Honor Blackman | ... | Captain Shea |
 | Christopher Lee | ... | Sir Richard Turkel |
 | Shelley Duvall | ... | Edith Butros |
 | Gerard Butler | ... | Burke |
 | Jon Polito | ... | Parsons |
 | Ronan Vibert | ... | Young |
 | Bill Treacher | ... | Stuart |
| Elizabeth Power | ... | Mary |
| Roger W. Morrissey | ... | The Mummy (as Roger Morrissey) |
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Talos the Mummy (Europe: English title) (UK) (video title) (USA) (working title)
Russell Mulcahy's Tale of the Mummy (USA) (complete title)
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Russell Mulcahy's Tale of the Mummy (USA) (complete title)
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Rated R for violence and gore, and for some language.
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88 min | Australia:115 min | Spain:122 min | UK:119 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Iceland:16 |
Australia:MA |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Portugal:M/16 |
South Korea:15 |
Spain:13 |
UK:15 |
USA:R
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Louise Lombard was a late casting choice replacing another actress who had to drop out because she had been bitten by a dog with Rabies.
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Bradley Cortese:
What sort of respectable mummy snuffs it without leaving a mothercurse on her tomb?
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This somewhat unknown mummy movie starts excellent, with a great mysterious touch and some nice special effects. There is also some wonderful acting by Christopher Lee (as usual). But after the main titles (with a strong piece of music by Stefano Mainetti) this movie fails to maintain the great atmosphere. Some locations just aren't interesting. That is the biggest problem of the film. The rest of the cast isn't bad at all (Jack Davenport does a great job). Talos is not your usual mummy, but he's quiet original. The film has a great plot with some surprising moments. Do not confuse this with The Mummy (1999) by Stephen Sommers, while that one is more adventure than thriller, this one is more thriller than adventure. Overall an entertaining film, the prologue is really worth the effort. I strongly recommend this film to fans of the Hammer horror films.