In The Mummy (1959), Hammer successfully combines the Mummy-on-the-rampage thrills of Universal’s later entries with the depth and pathos of the Karloff-starring original. The film was distributed in the U.S. in 1959 on a double bill with either the Vincent Price film The Bat or the Universal film Curse of the Undead. The character name Joseph Whemple, the use of a sacred scroll, and a few minor plot elements are the only connections with the 1932 version. Hammer Film Productions Ltd. is a British film production company based in London. Read our review of The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb (1964). "[7] Harrison's Reports called it "a fairly good picture of its kind, produced on a more lavish scale than its predecessors and enhanced by Technicolor photography. Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb (1971) 3. Originally the scenes of Kharis's tongue being cut out and shotgun demise were more graphic, but were trimmed for the British censor. Tell us what you think in the Comments Section below! RICHARD PHILLIPS-JONES compares Hammer Mummy films and sees how they rank! Tags: Mummy The Mummy: Palimpsest collection is in bookstores/online… Pick up signed copies at Forbidden Planet Tags: Christopher Lee , Dracula , Frankenstein , Hammer , Mummy , Peter Cushing , Vampires The 10 scariest Hammer villains [12], A glass fiber replica of a sarcophagus created for the film is in the collection of the Perth Museum and Art Gallery. The Mummy’s Shroud (1967) 4. When Mehemet orders Kharis to kill Isobel, he refuses; Mehemet tries to murder Isobel himself, but is killed by Kharis instead. The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1968) REVIEW, The Black Swan Hotel and Devizes: Great British Ghosts (S1, E7), Teeny Todd, The Demon Barber Of Queer Street: Two Ronnies TV…, Dracula by the Purple Playhouse (1973), Canada’s forgotten vampire film. Lewisham train cries haunt spooky South London bridge, The Corpse Bird: A Guide to Welsh Owl Folklore, Peter Cushing’s Top 10 Scariest Film Moments, 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Death Line (1972) aka Raw Meat. After Joseph leaves to tell John the good news, Stephen finds the Scroll of Life and reads from it. Kharis si risveglia dal lungo sonno e ora con l'aiuto del dio Karnak e di un misterioso egiziano potrà vendicare il sacrilegio. Spooky Isles is a website dedicated to horror & supernatural in the UK & Ireland, including ghost stories, horror films and haunted and mysterious places! We rank Amicus Horror Portmanteau Anthologies, from 1 to 8! Tell us what you think in the Comments Section below! Egitto, fine Ottocento: una spedizione archeologica scopre il sepolcro della principessa Ananka. Quando uno degli studiosi entra nella tomba è completamente ignaro della presenza di una seconda mummia. He hires a pair of drunken carters, Pat and Mike, to bring the slumbering Kharis in a crate to his rented home, but the two men's drunken driving cause Kharis's crate to fall off and sink into a bog. 5 powerful Scottish Witch Memorials that will make you cry, Oswestry market town’s murderous dark past, Evil Earth Magnetism of Bass of Inverurie, Scotland, Simon of Sudbury, a Canterbury Tale of Ghosts and Murder, What is Will o’ the Wisp? I … That was our list of Hammer Mummy films. Hammer Films didn’t churn out as many Mummy films, as it did with its Dracula or Frankenstein franchises. Read our review of Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb (1971). As with all of my Hammer-related rankings lists, it’s tough putting any film last on the list as I love each and every one of them. [10] It was drawn by David Jackson from a script by Steve Moore. Hammer Mummy Films; 1. [4], The Monthly Film Bulletin of the UK wrote, "More glamorously photographed than ever, Hammer's latest excursion into nineteenth century macabre fantasy is weighed down by wordy historical exposition, flashbacks to ancient Egyptian burial ceremonies and a resultant slackening in pace. Before they enter, an Egyptian named Mehemet Bey (George Pastell) warns them not to go in, lest they face the fatal curse against desecrators. John yells to Isobel; when she regains consciousness, she tells Kharis to put her down. The Mummy is a 1959 British horror film, directed by Terence Fisher and starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.It was written by Jimmy Sangster and produced by Michael Carreras and Anthony Nelson Keys for Hammer Film Productions.The film was distributed in the U.S. in 1959 on a double bill with either the Vincent Price film The Bat or the Universal film Curse of the Undead. Jack Palance as Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde? Turning the tables on previous entries, Valerie Leon brings the feminine touch to the sub-genre. Outside, members of the archaeological team hear his screams and rush into the tomb to find Stephen in a catatonic state. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 49: Investigating the Case of the Guardian Angel, L'astronave atomica del dottor Quatermass, https://it.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=La_mummia_(film_1959)&oldid=108604701, Voci non biografiche con codici di controllo di autorità, licenza Creative Commons Attribuzione-Condividi allo stesso modo. In Egypt in 1895, archaeologists John Banning (Cushing), his father Stephen (Felix Aylmer) and his uncle Joseph Whemple (Raymond Huntley) are searching for the tomb of Princess Ananka, the high priestess of the god Karnak. It currently holds a positive 89% "Fresh" on film review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes based on 9 reviews. Watch Hammer’s The Mummy on Amazon. Does that mean their quality was better? Do you agree with our order? I tre film sono: omonimo film in bianco e nero diretto da Karl Freund nel 1932, La mummia - La tomba dell'Imperatore Dragone, Il Re Scorpione 2 - Il destino di un guerriero, Il Re Scorpione 4 - La conquista del potere, Dr. Morelle: The Case of the Missing Heiress, Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora, The Adventures of P.C. Kharis fu scoperto e condannato ad essere mummificato vivo e a vegliare in eterno sul sonno della sua principessa. The mummy reluctantly obeys. Il tema della mummia tornerà in altri tre film della Hammer non direttamente legati a questa pellicola del 1959 o tra loro. Perhaps the least feted of Hammer’s most important films. Included are all the Gothic/Horror Films, Sci-Fi, Adventure/Fantasy and some others. L'archeologo Banning, entrato per primo nella tomba, trova per caso il papiro della vita e comincia a leggerlo ad alta voce. When Kharis kills Joseph Whemple the next night, John witnesses it. "[8], The Hammer Story: The Authorised History of Hammer Films wrote of the film: "Structurally little more than a string of picturesque and nice-lit killings, The Mummy's melancholic presentation and romantic undertow grants it a certain atmosphere which elevates this bandaged brute far beyond its cinematic predecessors.
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