The Vengeance of She (1968)

A beautiful young European girl, Carol, is taken over by the spirit of mysterious Ayesha, queen of the lost city of Kuma. Carol is taken to Kuma to succeed the almost-immortal Ayesha as ... See full summary »

Director:

Cliff Owen

Writers:

Peter O'Donnell (screenplay), H. Rider Haggard (based on characters created by) (as Sir H. Rider Haggard)

Stars:

John Richardson, Olga Schoberová, Edward Judd

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Richardson	...	Killikrates
Olga Schoberová	...	Carol / Ayesha (as Olinka Berova)
Edward Judd	...	Philip
Colin Blakely	...	George
Jill Melford	...	Sheila
George Sewell	...	Harry
André Morell	...	Kassim
Noel Willman	...	Za-Tor
Derek Godfrey	...	Men-Hari
Danièle Noël	...	Sharna
Gerald Lawson	...	The Seer
Derrick Sherwin	...	No. 1
William Lyon Brown	...	Magus
Charles O'Rourke	...	Servant
Zohra Sehgal	...	Putri (as Zohra Segal)

Storyline

A beautiful young European girl, Carol, is taken over by the spirit of mysterious Ayesha, queen of the lost city of Kuma. Carol is taken to Kuma to succeed the almost-immortal Ayesha as empress of Kuma.

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | sequel | based on novel | 

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Taglines:

Kneel Before "SHE"

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Genres:

Adventure | Fantasy

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 May 1968 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ayesha, Daughter of She

Filming Locations:

Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hammer Films

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

After director Cliff Owen injured his back so badly that he was unable to work, producer Aida Young was forced to step in and direct the final few days of the film's location shoot.

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Goofs

When Carol/Ayesha jumps out of the shower on the boat, she throws on a robe (and nothing else) before running out. But when she climbs the starboard ladder to jump off, she is clearly wearing a bra or bikini top under the robe.

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Connections

Version of She (1911)

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Soundtracks

Kassim's Chant
(uncredited)
Written by Philip Martell

User Reviews

"Fairly adequate sequel to She - but unconvincingly written."

*POSSIBLE SPOILER*

A beautiful young Scandanavian girl called Carol (Olinka Berova) is lured to the city of Kuma by the immortal Killikrates (John Richardson) and Men-Hari (Derek Godfrey) who convinces Killikrates that she is the reincarnation of his lost love, Queen Ayesha, who died years ago. Killikrates intends to give Carol the secret of immortality so that he can live with her forever and restore her power over the city. Meanwhile, he has also promised Men-Hari the secret for bringing him back his old lover.

The basic premise provides a fairly adequate sequel to Hammer's successful adaptation of H. Rider Haggard's 'She' (1965), which was something of a curates egg in itself (see separate review). The main problem here is that the Peter O' Donnell script is unconvincing in that one ludicrous situation hardly runs smoothly into another. There is also some unbelievably inept dialogue like when the heroes are chasing after a desert peasant who is on horseback in a Land Rover but they still have difficulty keeping up with him. I bet the British Motor Corporation would have been horrified because that wouldn't have been good publicity for their versatile off road vehicles! With the exception of Edward Judd's performance as the English doctor who is in love with Carol, a good cast is working well below it's capabilities, even though it includes Andre Morell who was superb as Dr Watson in Hammer's 'The Hound Of The Baskervilles' (1959). The film is made watchable by the direction of Cliff Owen who displays his skill at narrative pacing (his work partly redeemed the otherwise unfunny Morecombe & Wise vehicle 'That Riviera Touch'). In summary this film failed to repeat the success of it's predecessor.