One by one the archaeologists who discover the 4,000-year-old tomb of Princess Ananka are brutally murdered. Kharis, high priest in Egypt 40 centuries ago, has been brought to life by the power of the ancient gods and his sole purpose is to destroy those responsible for the desecration of the sacred tomb. But Isobel, wife of one of the explorers, resembles the beautiful princess, forcing the speechless and tormented monster to defy commands and abduct Isobel to an unknown fate.
Peter Cushing
as John Banning
Christopher Lee
as Kharis, the Mummy
Yvonne Furneaux
as Isobel Banning / Princess Ananka
Eddie Byrne
as Inspector Mulrooney
Felix Aylmer
as Stephen Banning
Raymond Huntley
as Joseph Whemple
George Pastell
as Mehemet Bey
Michael Ripper
as Poacher
George Woodbridge
as Police Constable
Harold Goodwin
as Pat
John Chard
Gorgeous & Creepy Hammer Horror Winner. Hammer Film Productions rework some of the classic Universal Studios mummy material to great effect. Directed by Terence Fisher, this is not a remake of the seminal 1932 movie of the same name. Starring Peter Cushing (John Banning), Christopher Lee (Kharis...
Nutshell
While falling a bit short of the earlier Frankenstein and Dracula "reboots" from Hammer, this one is still quite good, again due to the talents of Fisher, Cushing, and Lee. It's story, while borrowing many elements from the 1940s Universal sequels, is quite good and this is probably the best version...