The Mummy [1959 film]

by Terence Fisher (Director)

Other authors: Peter Cushing (Actor), Yvonne Furneaux (Actor), Christopher Lee (Actor), Jimmy Sangster (Screenwriter)

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Three British archeologists discover the grave of an important Egyptian female priest who has died about four millenia ago. But when they open it a bad curse falls on them for having woken up the mighty guard of the grave who was buried with the priest.

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2022 movie #24. 1959. Hammer Films classic. In 1895 British archaeologists open the tomb of an Egyptian princess and unwittingly unleash the undead body of her lover who seeks revenge on the grave robbers. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Fisher, Terence	Director	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Cushing, Peter	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Furneaux, Yvonne	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Lee, Christopher	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Sangster, Jimmy	Screenwriter	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Asher, Jack	Director of Photography	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Reizenstein, Franz	Music	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Robinson, Bernard	Production Design	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Hammer Horror Collection: Curse of Frankenstein / Horror of Dracula / The Mummy by Terence Fisher

Hammer Horror Classics Collection: The Curse of Frankenstein / Dracula Has Risen from the Grave / Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed / Horror of Dracula / The Mummy / Taste the Blood of Dracula by Terence Francis

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The Mummy [1959 film]

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1959-08-01

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John Banning (Peter Cushing)

The Mummy / Kharis (Christopher Lee)

Isobel Banning / Princess Ananka (Yvonne Furneaux)

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The Mummy (1959 | IMDb)

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1959 film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Peter Cushing

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Three British archeologists discover the grave of an important Egyptian female priest who has died about four millenia ago. But when they open it a bad curse falls on them for having woken up the mighty guard of the grave who was buried with the priest.

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