- "Seems I've spent the better part of my life amongst the dead."
- ―John Banning
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Credits | |
Title: | The Mummy |
Directed by: | Terence Fisher |
Written by: | Jimmy Sangster |
Produced by: | Michael Carreras Anthony Nelson Keys |
Music by: | Franz Reizenstein John Hollingsworth |
Cinematography: | Jack Asher |
Edited by: | Alfred Cox James Needs |
Production | |
Distributors: | Hammer Film Productions; Universal Pictures; Warner Home Video |
Released: | September 25th, 1959 (UK) December 16th, 1959 (US) |
Rating: | Unrated |
Running time: | 88 min. |
Country: | UK |
Language: | English |
Budget: | Unknown |
Gross: | Unknown |
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The Mummy is a British horror film directed by Terence Fisher and written by Jimmy Sangster. It was produced by Hammer Film Productions and released theatrically in the UK on September 25th, 1959. The Mummy is a remake of the 1940 Universal Pictures classic The Mummy's Hand.
In Hammer Studios' vivid 1959 Technicolor reincarnation of The Mummy, screen horror icon Christopher Lee wraps on the moldy gauze bandages and emerges as the tormented Kharis, an avenger stalking the hills and bogs of Victorian England to track down archaeologist John Banning (Peter Cushing) and other desecrators of his beloved Princess Ananka's Egyptian tomb.
Cast[]
Actor | Role |
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Peter Cushing | John Banning |
Christopher Lee | Kharis, the Mummy |
Yvonne Furneaux | Isobel Banning/Princess Ananka |
Eddie Byrne | Inspector Mulrooney |
Felix Aylmer | Stephen Banning |
Raymond Huntley | Joseph Whemple |
George Pastell | Mehemet Bey |
Michael Ripper | Poacher |
George Woodbridge | Police constable |
Harold Goodwin | Pat |
Denis Shaw | Mike |
Gerald Lawson | Irish customer |
Willoughby Gray | Doctor Reilly |
John Stuart | Coroner |
David Browning | Police sergeant |
Frank Siernan | Bill at the Red Lion |
Stanley Meadows | James, Engerfield attendant |
Frank Singuineau | Head porter |
James Clarke | Priest |
John Harrison | Priest |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Mummy (1959) and The Mummy (1959) both redirect to this page.
- The tagline to this film is "Its evil look brings madness! Its evil spell enslaves! Its evil touch kills, kills, kills!"
- There are a total of eighteen credited cast members in this film.
- This film is included in the Hammer Horror Classics Collection DVD set.
- Production on The Mummy began on February 23rd, 1959 and concluded on April 16th.
- Was initially given an X-rating in the UK.
- The Mummy is often erroneously believed to be a remake of the 1932 classic The Mummy. Though the two films share the same name, the 1959 movie is actually a remake of The Mummy's Hand.
- Kharis, Stephen Banning and Ananka are all characters that first appeared in The Mummy's Hand. Isobel Banning and Mehemet Bey first appeared in The Mummy's Tomb. All other characters are unique to this film.
Related pages[]
See also[]
External Links[]
- The Mummy at IMDB
- The Mummy at Trakt.TV
- The Mummy at Wikipedia
- The Mummy at TV Guide
- The Mummy at the Terror Trap
- The Mummy at Horrormovies.org
References[]
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
Frankenstein
The Mummy
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) |
![]() 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
Hammer Horror Series
Remake Series
The Mummy's Kiss
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