Mummy, The (1959)

"Seems I've spent the better part of my life amongst the dead."

―John Banning

The Mummy
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
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

• Mummies gallery

See also

Hammer Horror Hammer Horror media Hammer Horror images

Hammer Horror films Hammer Horror characters Hammer Horror miscellaneous

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

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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