Mummy Movie Favorites
Beware the beat of the cloth-wrapped feet. Best Mummy movies and tv offerings, according to the mouldering view of theNeoplatonist. In chronological order (to preserve the continuity)...
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- DirectorKarl FreundStarsBoris KarloffZita JohannDavid MannersA resurrected Egyptian mummy searches Cairo for the girl he believes to be his long-lost princess.The Karloff original. Light on action but overpoweringly heavy on atmosphere. Karloff's glowing eyes in close-up are not the kind of thing you want to see when you awaken in the middle of the night.
- DirectorChristy CabanneStarsDick ForanPeggy MoranWallace FordArchaeologists defile the tomb of mummified Kharis, who was buried alive for falling in love with an Egyptian princess.Wonderful blend of humor and horror. Special kudos to George Zucco as Professor Andoheb.
- DirectorHarold YoungStarsLon Chaney Jr.Dick ForanJohn HubbardThe ancient Egypt Mummy, Kharis, is transported from his homeland with the high priest Mehemet to wreak vengeance on the family who has defiled the sacred tomb of his beloved Princess Ananka.---SPOILER ALERT---
Ruthless and chilling in the way it kills off the heroes of the previous film. - DirectorReginald Le BorgStarsLon Chaney Jr.John CarradineRobert LoweryKharis the mummy is given a sacred potion that grants him eternal life to search for his lost love, Princess Ananka, despite the unending curse that haunts them.John Carradine, Barton MacLane, and the stunningly beautiful Ramsay Ames - what more could one require?
- DirectorLeslie GoodwinsStarsLon Chaney Jr.Peter CoeVirginia ChristineShipped to Louisiana, the mummy Kharis from Egypt roams the bayou, tormented by his forbidden love for Princess Ananka.Not the greatest entry in the canon, but it has a delectably eerie resurrection scene in which the Princess Ananka arises from a swamp.
- DirectorTerence FisherStarsPeter CushingChristopher LeeYvonne FurneauxIn 1895, British archaeologists find and open the tomb of Egyptian Princess Ananka with nefarious consequences.My personal favorite. A bravura blend of everything from previous Mummy movies, with stand-out performances (of course) from Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. If you're accustomed to slow lumbering Mummies, watch Lee - he strides around at a frightening speed.
- DirectorMichael CarrerasStarsTerence MorganRonald HowardFred ClarkBritish archaeologists and their American investor ship an Egyptian mummy's sarcophagus to London but someone has the amulet to revive the mummy that will then kill all those who disturbed its tomb.If you don’t mind the long, slow build-up, this is an atmospheric and intriguing piece. The dominating mystery-man, Adam Beauchamp, throws a wild curve into the proceedings: is he hero or villain?
- DirectorJohn GillingStarsAndré MorellJohn PhillipsDavid BuckIn 1920 an archaeological expedition discovers the tomb of an ancient Egyptian child prince. Returning home with their discovery, the expedition members soon find themselves being killed off by a mummy, which can be revived by reading the words off the prince's burial shroud.Another atmospheric piece, with no fewer than three female stars, all of whom manifest psychic abilities. Maggie Kimberley in particular does a fine turn as the young Egyptologist: she could have easily had a spin-off tv series of her own.
- DirectorGuy VerneyStarsIsobel BlackPatrick MowerDonald ChurchillAn archaeologist unearths the mummy of an Egyptian queen. He doesn't realize that his daughter has a strong resemblance to the dead queen, and soon the mummy awakens. Complications ensue.An adaptation of Bram Stoker's "Jewel of the Seven Stars". Stagey, but the strong acting makes up for this, with the exotically lovely Isobel Black especially effective. And it creates a dense atmosphere of sheer aberration. A sting ending, too.
- DirectorPaddy RussellStarsTom BakerElisabeth SladenBernard ArchardThe Doctor and Sarah are drawn off course and, instead of UNIT HQ, they arrive on the same site in 1911.And of course parts two, three, and four. A sci-fi take on the Mummy genre by the BBC’s “Dr Who”: surprisingly effective, with superb “Egyptian” incidental music adding a thick layer of atmosphere. Boasts a famous or infamous death in which a hapless poacher is crushed between two mummies.
- StarsMatthew BottenDaisy BeaumontDave BonneywellThe Doctor and Clara are on the most beautiful train in history speeding among the stars of the future. But a deadly creature is stalking the passengers. Once you see the horrifying Mummy you only have 66 seconds to live. No exceptions, no reprieve. As the Doctor races against the clock Clara sees him at his deadliest and most ruthless. Will he work out how to defeat the Mummy? Start the clock!Another “Dr Who” outing, with some rather unsettling scenes in which the Mummy shows up to kill its next victim, and can be seen ONLY by the victim, who seems to everyone else to be behaving like a madman (or woman).