The curse of mummy's tomb 1964 film completion

The film is the fifth entry in universal pictures original mummy franchise. The curse of the mummys tomb 1964 michael carreras. Against expert advice, american showman and financial backer of the expedition, alexander king, plans a world tour. The curse of the mummys tomb 1964 nr 12311964 us horror 1h 18m user score. The curse of the mummys tomb 1964 stream and watch. The film dropped amidst a flood of lowerbudgeted hammer. British archaeologists and their american investor ship an egyptian mummys sarcophagus to london but someone has the amulet to revive the mummy that will. The curse of the mummys tomb 1964 david l rattigan. Released 1964, the curse of the mummys tomb stars terence morgan, fred clark, ronald howard, jeanne roland the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 20 min, and received a score of out of 100 on.

Limp hammer sequel to the mummy, withthe bandaged one owen escaping from his pharaohs sarcophagus when. Those who have interfered with the tomb of raantef are in terrible danger. Against expert advice, american showman and financial backer of the expedition, alexander king, plans a world tour exhibiting this magnificent discovery from the ancient world but on the opening night the sarcophagus is void of its contents. The curse of the mummy s tomb was released on october 18, 1964 by columbia picturesblc films in support of the gorgon.

For despite a large amount of plot, terrific acting and some top notch thrills, thats what sticks in your mind. The curse of the mummys tomb movie trailer 1964 youtube. The mummys curse is a 1944 american universal pictures horror film, directed by leslie goodwins. We gots a curse movie to cross off our to do list, its all about a group of greedy treasure seekers who uncover another egyptian mummy that gets put on public display by a sleazy american showman, but then it. Shooting completed on 24 february 1971 and the film moved into postproduction. Generally well done but deeply average tale of mummy mayhem that would benefit greatly from a. Terence morgan, ronald howard, jeanne roland, fred clark, michael ripper, george pastell, dickie owen. The curse of the mummys tomb 1964 greedy american alexander king fred clark makes an excursion to egypt, where he hopes that archaeologist sir giles dalrymple jack gwillim and young. An archeologist returns to london from egypt with mummified remains and sets into motion an evil curse that begins to wreak havoc and threaten lives, including the archeologists own daughter. Hammers the mummy was considerably more graphic than the 1932 and 1940s originals and combined elements from all the films of the earlier series.

The curse of the mummys tomb hammer film productions. Unlike most previous mummy films, the undead title character in this film is not a lowly slave cursed and buried alive as punishment for his transgressions, but is instead the actual son of a pharaoh and a prince of egypt. Blood from the mummys tomb 1971 the hammer horror that. The revenge of frankensteincurse of the mummys tomb, the. It is the third and final sequel to that companys the mummys hand of 1940.

The curse of the mummy s tomb 1964, the mummy s shroud 1967, and blood from the mummy s tomb 1971. Blood from the mummys tomb 1971, produced and completed by carreras after. Hammer movies have always been a tad hokey and thats forgivable, some sloppy writing however isnt. The mummy is played by dickie owen, who turns up in a non mummy role in the sequel the mummy s shroud. Despite being a hammer film, the curse of the mummys tomb is kind of dry and a bit too crisp regardless of the fact it contains some moments of quite harsh violence hands are cut off, heads are bludgeoned with statuettes and crushed underfoot, while a fight on a ship between beauchamp and an unnamed assassin, played by ray austin. The curse of the mummy s tomb 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The second hammer horror film to feature a mummy, released in 1964. Welp, heres our last post before the start of halloween countdown 20. The mummy is played by dickie owen, who turns up in a nonmummy role in the sequel the mummys shroud.

The curse of the mummys tomb 1964 directed by michael. Against expert advice, american showman and financial backer of the expedition, alexander king, plans a world tour exhibiting this. Curse of the mummys tomb soundtrack cd details and availability. It is the first of three sequels to that companys the mummys hand of 1940. After locating the tomb of tera, queen of darkness in the egyptian desert. Mummys tomb 1964, directed by michael carreras, and the mummys shroud. The curse of the mummys tomb 1964 posters the movie.

Hammer film double feature the revenge of frankenstein. The curse of the mummys tomb it needs a crystal ball to sort out the reasons for some of the contrived goings on in this modest and rather slapdash horror pic. British archaeologists and their american investor ship an egyptian mummy s sarcophagus to london but someone has the amulet to revive the mummy that will then kill all those who disturbed its tomb. With so much misfiring in the curse of the mummys tomb, the absence of even a satisfyingly creepy mummy is an absolute filmkilling flaw. The mummys tomb is a 1942 american horror film produced by ben pivar for universal pictures co. Andrew keir, valerie leon, james, billiers, george coulouis, seth holt, howard brandy, christopher wicking. Written by michael carreras directed by michael carreras starring terence morgan, ronald howard, fred clark, jeanne roland, george pastell, jack gwillim us release december 31, 1964 rt 81 min. The curse of the mummys tomb is the second of hammers unrelated mummy series, with the only discernible link to the original being the presence of fezwearing george pastell as a similarly fanatical, yet less sinister protector of the mummys tomb. Sony should not have allowed such an excellent, wellmade, classic hammer film as the revenge of frankenstein to be released this way. The curse of the mummys tomb 1964 the movie database. Lost in a pyramid while on a visit to egypt, gabe suddenly realizes that he is not alone, and he soon learns the meaning of the legendary curse of the mummys tomb. With terence morgan, ronald howard, fred clark, jeanne roland.

Although not up to the usual classic standards of the hammer horror features, the curse of the mummys tomb has enough severed heads, hands, and blood to satisfy fans of the genre. The curse of the mummys tomb 1965 when hammer films first set out to remake the great horror stories of the 1930s, the producers of those classics, universal pictures, threatened to sue to prevent them from using anything in the original movies. The film was distributed by columbia pictures in the united states on february 17, 1965 also in support of the gorgon. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. The tomb of raantef, a banished son of a pharaoh, has been discovered by a group of archeologists, without heed to warnings of a curse that will claim the lives of those who would dare to disturb its sanctity. Otherwise, its interesting only that adam is cain and that even though behind this film is an awareness of various subtler themes such as the real curse being eternal life, from doyles the ring of thoth, the film still fails to find a way to integrate them coherently or effectively. It is the third and final sequel to that companys the mummy s hand of 1940.

The curse of the mummys tomb is a 1964 film about a mummy that rises after being shipped to london. Home video sony pictures home entertainment classic horrors rating 7 out of 10 the curse of the mummys tomb 1964 blends the basic premise of most mummy. Hammer films adapt bram stokers jewel of the seven stars about a revived. This curse, which does not differentiate between thieves and archaeologists, is claimed can cause bad luck, illness, or death. The curse of the mummys tomb is rather lacklustre, and certainly the least successful of hammers mummy films. For blood, their final mummy film, hammer ditched the bandages and got the tall. The curse of the mummys tomb 1964 michael carreras, terence morgan, ronald howard, fred clark july 18, 2015 when european egyptologists dubois, giles and bray discover the tomb of the egyptian prince ra, american entrepreneur and investor alexander king insists on shipping the treasures and sarcophagus back to england for tour and display. Prolific hammer producer michael carreras directed the curse of the mummys tomb, an acceptable entry in hammers mummy series. The curse of the mummys tomb 1964, directed by michael. Curse of the mummys tomb 1964 another class act from the hammer stable, curse can be summed up as the one where lots of people get their hands lopped off. The curse of the mummys tomb theme 1964 hammer film.

The mummy has escaped to fulfill the dreadful prophesy and exact a violent and. The curse of the mummys tomb is a hammer horror movie following british archaeologists and their american investor who ship an egyptian mummys sarcophagus to london but someone has the amulet to revive the mummy that will then kill all those who disturbed its tomb. The curse of the mummys tomb was filmed between february and may 1964 and was released that october as a second feature in support of the gorgon 1964, a higherbudgeted release directed by fisher and starring cushing, lee, and hammer scream. The second of their mummy trilogy, 1964s the curse of the mummys tomb, is a lot better than 1967s visibly underfunded the mummys shroud, but while enjoyable enough if your expectations are low, its overriding atmosphere is of cosiness, akin to. The carlo martelli music score is interrupted during flashback scenes by franz reizensteins superior cues for the 1959 terence fisher version, reminding us that it was all done.