FILM

The Mummy (1959)

Name: The Mummy
Director: Terence Fisher
Genre: Horror
Released: 1959-08-01
Cast: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Yvonne Furneaux, Eddie Byrne, Felix Aylmer

Film · 1959 · 88 min · NR · Horror

Torn from the tomb to terrify the world!

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.

Directed by Terence Fisher

Starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Yvonne Furneaux, Eddie Byrne, Felix Aylmer, Raymond Huntley, George Pastell, Michael Ripper

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Release dates in the United States

In cinemas	16 December 1959
Digital release	Not listed
Physical release	22 September 1989
First release anywhere	1 August 1959

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