The "Lost City of Kuma" is a desirable place for handsome Leo (the dashing John Richardson) who could be the ancestor of a former High Priest of Isis, "invited" by the eternal goddess Ayeisha (She Who Must Be Obeyed) to journey through desert and mountains to find her so they can be together. Archaeologist Holly Hollander (Peter Cushing) and his loyal valet Job (Bernard Cribbins) are part of Leo's entourage and the three set out to find the city, She (the radiant beauty Ursula Andress) awaiting her suitor. Besides braving the hot sun and absence of water, the trio also encounter hostiles who steal their camels, fire rifles at them (but purposely missing their aim), and slicing water bags so that the journey is far more arduous and difficult than it might be otherwise. Ustane (Rosenda Monteros), daughter of an adversary of She, Haumeid (André Morell), adores Leo and her love has "kept him alive". She is not exactly a cherub as it was her behind the numerous obstacles the trio faced along their burdensome journey. She believes Leo is the High Priest of Isis, reborn in his body and Ayeisha claims to be 2000 years old. Ustane's life is in danger because she poses a threat to She (we see a distant memory of She stabbing the High Priest of Isis who was having an affair with another) regarding Leo's love. Billali (Christopher Lee) is She's loyal lead officer, obeys her commands faithfully, but Holly believes he is longing to be free from the bondage of her power over him. She is not to be fooled with as we witness her wield execution on some of Haumeid's disobedient people by throwing them into a fire pit. She's grand desire to attain supreme power, instill fear and terror in all that fall under her reign, and bestow upon Leo the key to eternal life. Andress' beauty is otherworldly, and her "falcon outfit" is quite a sight. Cushing is such a welcome presence (coming from someone more than a bit biased since I consider him a welcome presence in every movie) as a man of wisdom whose opinions are of great importance (his scene with Lee, where the archaeologist challenges Billali's loyalty to his queen, is a strong example of Cushing's ability to convince through intellect), with the scene where Leo chooses She over all of them quite a tragic moment where it seems evil has triumphed over good. It looks like Hammer redressed some sets from "The Mummy", including what appear to be variations on Egyptian costumes from said movie. Ustane's fate, while unfortunate and sad, does spurn a revolution, led by Haumeid, disabling She's army of soldiers in an action-packed finale. I applauded She's fate as it was deserved and justified. After betraying the loyal and loving Ustane, I had a hard time sympathizing with Leo's character when he himself faces a crisis of his own making at the very end when he doesn't heed the advise of Cushing's archaeologist, facing a life alone.