The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964)

British archaeologists and their American investor ship an Egyptian mummy's sarcophagus to London but someone has the amulet to revive the mummy that will then kill all those who disturbed its tomb.

Director:

Michael Carreras

Writer:

Michael Carreras (screenplay) (as Henry Younger)

Stars:

Terence Morgan, Ronald Howard, Fred Clark

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Terence Morgan	...	Adam Beauchamp
Ronald Howard	...	John Bray
Fred Clark	...	Alexander King
Jeanne Roland	...	Annette Dubois
George Pastell	...	Hashmi Bey
Jack Gwillim	...	Sir Giles Dalrymple
John Paul	...	Inspector Mackenzie
Dickie Owen	...	The Mummy (Ra-Antef)
Jill Mai Meredith	...	Jenny
Michael Ripper	...	Achmed
Harold Goodwin	...	Fred
Jimmy Gardner	...	Fred's Mate
Vernon Smythe	...	Jessop
Marianne Stone	...	Bey's Landlady

Storyline

When European Egyptologists Dubois, Giles and Bray discover the tomb of the Egyptian prince Ra, American entrepreneur and investor Alexander King insists on shipping the treasures and sarcophagus back to England for tour and display. Once there, someone with murderous intent has discovered the means of waking the centuries dead prince...

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Plot Keywords:

greed | fratricide | businessman | assassination | secret | 

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Taglines:

5,000 year-old monster on the rampage!

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was released by "Columbia TriStar" Home Video [U.S.] on VHS PAL as a "Hammer" Horror Double Bill with "The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)."

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Goofs

Similar to the movies Land of the Pharaohs and Noah, a knife is used that seems to predate the Bronze Age, never mind the Iron Age.

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Quotes

Alexander King: I must take you into my confidence and warn you. There is a curse which says that all persons present at the opening of a Pharaoh's coffin and who gaze at the face of the mummy therein, shall die. You have been *warned*!

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Connections

Followed by The Mummy's Shroud (1967)

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Soundtracks

Barcarolle
(uncredited)
from "The Tales of Hoffman"
Music by Jacques Offenbach
Arranged by Len Stevens

User Reviews

I Liked It!

While definitely not as much a first-rate production as Hammer's first Mummy, Curse of the Mummy's Tomb has some great camerawork, nice supporting performances, and an intriguing mummy plot. Archaeologists financed by an American P. T. Barnum type find a lost tomb and open it despite the curse that says whosoever is present at its opening should die. Hammer production values prevail with lush costumes and sets. George Pastell(from the original) is back as yet another Egyptian naysayer out to prove that the British had no right to take and break the sacred nature of treasure and memory of forgotten kings. Michael Ripper, Jack Gwillim, and Fred Clark excel in their supporting roles, clearly out-performing the rather tiresome and boring leads of Terence Morgan, Ronald Howard, and Jeanne Roland. Clark gives an impressive performance(as well as very affable one) as the American out to turn his mummy find into carnival magic, taking the show to the "American Heartland" for a dime a peep. The story is not the fastest paced story around, but once the mummy's casket gets opened....people die. Definitely worth a look for the mummy fan.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 December 1964 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hammer Films, Swallow Productions Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1