The Mummy (1959)
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While on a dig in Egypt, British archaeologist John Banning (Peter Cushing) desecrates the tomb of Princess Ananka, awakening her mummified lover (Christopher Lee). With revenge on his mind, the mummy follows Banning and the rest of his group back to England, but becomes quite taken with Banning's wife (Yvonne Furneaux), who resembles the princess quite closely. ~ John Bush, Rovi
- Starring:
- Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, (more)
- Director(s):
- Terence Fisher
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Mummy
While on a dig in Egypt, British archaeologist John Banning (Peter Cushing) desecrates the tomb of Princess Ananka, awakening her mummified lover (Christopher Lee). With revenge on his mind, the mummy follows Banning and the rest of his group back to England, but becomes quite taken with Banning's wife (Yvonne Furneaux), who resembles the princess quite closely. ~ John Bush, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 88 mins
Complete Cast of The Mummy
- Peter Cushing - John Banning
- Yvonne Furneaux - Isobel Banning
- Eddie Byrne - Inspector Mulrooney
- Raymond Huntley - Joseph Whemple
- John Stuart - Coroner
- Dennis Shaw - Mike
- Michael Ripper - Poacher
- John Harrison
- George Woodbridge - Police Constable
- Gerald Lawson - Irish Customer
- Christopher Lee - Kharis, the Mummy
- Yvonne Furneaux - Princess Ananka
- Felix Aylmer - Stephen Banning
- George Pastell - Mehemet, Priest
- Harold Goodwin - Pat
- Willoughby Gray - Dr. Reilly
- Frank Sieman - Bill
- David Browning - Police Sergeant
- Frank Singuineau - Head Porter
- Stanley Meadows - Attendant
- Director(s):
- Terence Fisher
- Writer(s):
- Jimmy Sangster
- Producer(s):
- Michael Carreras
- Categories:
- Horror
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