The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
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| The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb | |
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 Opening Title Screen |
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| Directed by | Michael Carreras |
| Written by | Michael Carreras |
| Starring | Terence Morgan Ronald Howard Fred Clark Jeanne Roland Michael Ripper George Pastell |
| Music by | Carlo Martelli Franz Reizenstein (uncredited) |
| Cinematography | Otto Heller |
| Distributed by | Columbia |
| Release date(s) | 1964 |
| Language | English |
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The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb is a 1964 film by Hammer Film Productions.
[edit] Production
The film stars Terence Morgan, Ronald Howard and Fred Clark, and was directed by Michael Carreras. Unlike most Hammer films of that period, it was filmed at Elstree Studios, rather than the company's permanent home at Bray. With the exception of (for example) character actor Michael Ripper, director Carreras and designer Bernard Robinson, most of the cast and crew were not Hammer veterans.
This was the film debut of Jeanne Roland, who played Annette Dubois. She also appeared in small roles in two James Bond films - Casino Royale and You Only Live Twice.
The score was by Carlo Martelli, but contained uncredited excerpts from Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, Ippolitov-Ivanov's Procession of the Sardar, and Franz Reizenstein's music written for Hammer's original "mummy" film.
The script was novelized by John Burke as part of his The Hammer Horror Omnibus paperback in 1966.
[edit] Plot synopsis
A mummy discovered by three Egyptologists is brought back to London by a showman. The mummy begins to murder various members of the expedition until it is revealed that a sinister character (portrayed by Terence Morgan) carries a secret to the mummy's past and future.
The Mummy (1959) • The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964) • The Mummy's Shroud (1966) • Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971)
