Curse of the Mummy's Tomb

The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb

Credits
Title:	The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
Directed by:	Michael Carreras
Written by:	Henry Younger
Produced by:	Michael Carreras; Bill Hill
Music by:	Carlo Martelli
Cinematography:	Otto Heller
Edited by:	Eric Boyd-Perkins James Needs
Production
Distributors:	Hammer Film Productions Columbia Pictures
Released:	October 18th, 1964 (UK) December 31st, 1964 (US)
Rating:	X
Running time:	78 min.
Country:	UK
Language:	English
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The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb is a British horror film directed by Michael Carreras and written by Anthony Hinds (under the pseudonym Henry Younger). The movie was produced by Hammer Film Productions and was the second feature in their Mummy series following the success of 1959's The Mummy. The film premiered in the UK on October 18th, 1964 as a double-bill with The Gorgon. North American distribution was provided by Columbia Pictures who released the movie theatrically in the United States on December 31st, 1964. The plot of the film involves the discovery of the mummified remains of the Egyptian prince Ra-Antef. An American businessman named Alexander King lays claim to the find and has the remains transported back to England where he seeks to profit from putting them on display. His actions incur the wrath of Egyptian loyalists and it isn't long before the mummy of Ra-Antef returns to life to seek revenge against those responsible for desecrating it's tomb.

Cast[]

Actor

Role

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

Ra-Antef, the Mummy

Jill Mai Meredith

Jenny, Beauchamp's maid

Michael Ripper

Achmed

Harold Goodwin

Fred

Jimmy Gardner

Fred's mate

Vernon Smythe

Jessop, Beauchamp's butler

Marianne Stone

Hashmi Bey's landlady

Olga Dickie

Housekeeper

Pat Gorman

London reporter

George Leech

Ship attacker

Michael McStay

Ra-Antef

Eddie Powell

2nd Arab

Bernard Rebel

Professor Eugene Dubois

Roy Stewart

Bearer in museum

Larry Taylor

Swordsman

Notes & Trivia[]

The tagline to this film is "It lives again to kill again!"

Is included on the Icons of Horror Collection: Hammer Films DVD collection along with The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll, Scream of Fear and The Gorgon. The collection was released by Sony Pictures on October 14th, 2008.

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Hammer Horror
This article relates to the films produced under the "Hammer Horror" banner of Hammer Film Productions. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Hammer Film Productions category.

Dracula

Dracula (1958) • Brides of Dracula (1960) • Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) • Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968) • Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) • Scars of Dracula (1970) • Dracula 1972 A.D. (1972) • The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) • Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)

Frankenstein

Curse of Frankenstein (1957) • Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) • Evil of Frankenstein (1964) • Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) • Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) • Horror of Frankenstein (1970) • Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)

The Mummy

The Mummy (1959) • Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964) • Mummy's Shroud, The (1967) • Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971)

Others

X the Unknown (1956) • The Abominable Snowman (1957) • The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) • Curse of the Werewolf (1961) • Scream of Fear (1961) • Phantom of the Opera (1962) • Kiss of the Vampire (1963) • Paranoiac (1963) • Nightmare (1964) • The Old Dark House (1963) • The Gorgon (1964) • Plague of the Zombies (1966) • The Reptile (1966) • The Devil Rides Out (1968) • The Vampire Lovers (1970) • Lust for a Vampire (1971) • Hands of the Ripper (1971) • Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde (1971) • Countess Dracula (1971) • Twins of Evil (1972) • Demons of the Mind (1972) • Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974) • To the Devil a Daughter (1976)

Film Series
This article relates to the films within the Mummy franchise. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Mummy Films category.

Universal Series

The Mummy • The Mummy's Hand • The Mummy's Tomb • The Mummy's Ghost • The Mummy's Curse • Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

Hammer Horror Series

The Mummy • Curse of the Mummy's Tomb • The Mummy's Shroud • Blood from the Mummy's Tomb

Remake Series

The Mummy • Mummy Returns, The

The Mummy's Kiss

The Mummy's Kiss • The Mummy's Kiss: 2nd Dynasty • Blood Scarab

Other

Cleopatra's Tomb • The Mummy (1911) • The Mummy (2017) • Frankenstein vs. the Mummy • Blood of the Mummy • The Mummy's Revenge