The Mummy (1959)
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.
- Released
- 1959-08-01
- Genres
- Horror
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Terence Fisher, Jimmy Sangster
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 from 275 votes
Cast
- 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
- Denis Shaw as Mike
- Gerald Lawson as Irish Customer