The Mummy (1959 film)
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The Mummy (1959 film) is a British Hammer horror movie that reimagines the classic Universal monster tale, starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee in a story of an ancient Egyptian curse unleashed in Victorian England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Mummy (1959 film) canonical | 7 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Mummy (1932 film)
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The Mummy's Curse (1944 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mummy's Ghost (1944 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mummy's Hand (1940 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mummy's Tomb (1942 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Universal Pictures' Mummy films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certificate | X (UK original release) ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jack Asher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Eastmancolor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Terence Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Rank Organisation (UK)
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Universal-International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Alfred Cox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Isobel Banning
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John Banning NERFINISHED ⓘ Kharis NERFINISHED ⓘ Mehemet Bey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Bray Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
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monster film ⓘ supernatural horror ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ancient Egyptian curse
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archaeology ⓘ revenge from beyond the grave ⓘ |
| musicBy | Franz Reizenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being Hammer Film Productions' first Mummy film ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Hammer horror films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An ancient Egyptian mummy is revived to exact revenge on the archaeologists who desecrated a princess's tomb. ⓘ |
| producer | Michael Carreras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Hammer Film Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 25 September 1959 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 88 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Jimmy Sangster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Egypt
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England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Christopher Lee
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Eddie Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ Felix Aylmer NERFINISHED ⓘ George Pastell NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Cushing NERFINISHED ⓘ Yvonne Furneaux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.