Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
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| Blood from the Mummy's Tomb | |
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| Directed by | Seth Holt |
| Produced by | Howard Brandy |
| Written by | Christopher Wicking |
| Starring | Valerie Leon Andrew Keir Mark Edwards James Villiers Hugh Burden Aubrey Morris |
| Music by | Tristram Cary |
| Cinematography | Arthur Grant |
| Editing by | Peter Weatherly |
| Distributed by | Anglo-EMI Film Distributors Ltd. MGM-EMI |
| Release date(s) | 14 October 1971 |
| Running time | 94 min |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £200,000 |
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Blood from the Mummy's Tomb is a 1971 British film starring Andrew Keir, Valerie Leon, and James Villiers. This was director Seth Holt's final film, and was adapted from Bram Stoker's novel The Jewel of Seven Stars. The film was released as the support feature to Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde.
The movie involves an expedition led by Professor Fuchs (Keir) to find the cursed tomb of an evil Egyptian princess. Upon returning to London, Fuchs and his daughter (Valerie Leon) become involved with death and reincarnation.
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[edit] Production
The film is notable for its troubled production. Peter Cushing was cast in the film and completed one day's filming before leaving the production after his wife was diagnosed with emphysema. Cushing was replaced by Andrew Keir. The R1 DVD of the film released in America by Anchor Bay Entertainment contains still photographs of Cushing's day on the production. Director Seth Holt died of a heart attack five weeks into the six week shoot. Michael Carreras directed the final week's filming.
According to the book Hammer, House of Horror: Behind the Screams by Howard Maxford, the budget for the film was £200,000.[1]
The film was shot at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire.
[edit] Cast
- Valerie Leon as Margaret Fuchs and Queen Tera
- Andrew Keir as Julian Fuchs
- Mark Edwards as Tod Browning
- James Villiers as Corbeck
- George Coulouris as Berigan
- Hugh Burden as Geoffrey Dandridge
- Rosalie Crutchley as Helen Dickerson
- Aubrey Morris as Doctor Putnam
[edit] References
- ^ Maxford, Howard, Hammer, House of Horror:Behind the Screams, B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1996, ISBN 0-7134-7768-7
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