Another hammer film with peter cushing and christopher lee from 1959. It is the fourth film adaptation of the story, which began as a 1908 novel the circular staircase by mary roberts rinehart, which she later adapted with avery hopwood into the 1920 play the bat. Horror films, which started as gothic and romantically haunting pinnacles in filmmaking, were becoming tedious. This was to be the third adaptation of the classic universal monster movies, for which they had acquired the rights to use in the late 1950s. However his piercing eyes are copacetic substitutes for the middling costume by roy ashton.
Babyboomer horror film fans bear a particular affection for the output of britains hammer studios, the familyowned facility renowned through the 50s and 60s for delivering tidybudgeted fear and fantasy forays and reaping equally tidy box. The mummy 1959 hammer film with christopher lee at left and. Tutti potevano dilettare ritratto e software sul tuo calcolatore. Since the mid20th century, many authors and documentaries have argued that the curse is real in the. It boasts dazzling technicolor photography, sumptuous sets, good performances, and is topped with a remarkable score by franz reizenstein, his only score for hammer. The mummy 1959 british archaeologists defile the tomb of an egyptian princess yvonne furneaux and her buriedalive lover christopher lee.
The mummy 210 movie clip imhotep is mummified alive 1999 hd duration. Well in this spanishgermanitalian horror film it even mashes up. Three years later in england, a vengeful egyptian man arrives and unleashes the living mummy kharis. In 1895 egypt, a group of archeologists led by john banning peter cushing open the tomb of princess ananka yvonne furneaux, despite the warnings of a death curse which will fall upon desecrators. Check here english if you are not a hdcenter premium member, you cannot see premium links. This curse, which does not differentiate between thieves and archaeologists, allegedly can cause bad luck, illness or death. Mehemet conks the drunk and a cop, and the mummy conks the inspector. The previously available dvd was authored at the incorrect aspect ratio of 1. Jan 30, 2018 the mummy 1959 bluray 1080p avc dtshd ma 1.
This remake of the 1932 karloff opus pulled together the signature talents of the house of hammer. You can probably guess which mummy movie isnt on this list. The mummy 1959 was the third in hammers classic trilogy of peter cushingchristopher lee matchups, revisiting and revitalizing classic monsters of horror. If you are wondering if this is a good movie it was a boxoffice hit. In the 1890s a team of british archaeologists discover the untouched tomb of princess ananka but accidentally.
Warners dvd of the mummy is beautifully detailed in 16. Hammer films third big monster pairing of peter cushing and christopher lee was an inevitable remake of the 1932 karloff mummy, but jimmy sangsters script also uses themes from some of the universal sequels namely the mummy s hand and the mummy s tomb. Screenwriter jimmy sangster actually appropriated most of the story from the earlier universal mummy films. The mummy 1959 hammer film with christopher lee at left and peter cushing beabpp from alamys library of millions of high. The first production made pursuant to the deal the mummy 1959 stands as one of the most crisply crafted and memorable shockers to emerge from hammers heyday. The mummy 1959 for many, hammers finest hour came at the end of the 50s, when they dropped the monochrome sci fi approach of their quatermass films and made the three films they became synonymous with curse of frankenstein, dracula, and the mummy all three were old universal properties, and were followed by those other universal faves, the slightly less well received phantom. Jan 04, 2018 rising in anger, the mummy sets out to destroy the despoilers of the tomb of the sacred princess in this cult horror film. If you wont buy a premium account, you wont able to download.
Released 1959, the mummy stars peter cushing, christopher lee, yvonne furneaux, eddie byrne the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 28 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Starring peter cushing and christopher lee in their iconic roles in this the 3rd of hammers original gothic classics, the mummy 1959 was. In 1895, british archaeologists find and open the tomb of egyptian princess ananka with nefarious consequences. Arguably the best film ever to feature a bandagedwrapped unstoppable killing machine has been granted an extrapacked three disc dvdbluray combo release courtesy of icon entertainment, and its certainly a. By far the best is the scene where the mummy attacks peter cushings character in the library for the first time, crashing spectacularly through a french door and throttling cushing, only to be interrupted by the entrance of cushings wife, whose resemblance to princess. Some shots look a bit soft but only parts of the frame, indicating that there may be problems in some of the elements, but none of this is the least bit distracting. I enjoyed hammers mummy films, this one particularly, but also the curse of the mummy terence morgan, ronald howard, and the great fred clark, and blood on the mummys tomb, easily their best based on bram stokers jewel of the seven stars. The curse of the pharaohs is an alleged curse believed by some to be cast upon any person who disturbs the mummy of an ancient egyptian person, especially a pharaoh. Classicos do cinema, documentarios historicos e muito mais. The mummy is a 1959 british horror film, directed by terence fisher and starring christopher.
The mummy, terence fisher, christopher lee, peter cushing, yvonne furneaux, horror film, movie trailer, egyptology third successful try of color adaptation of universal classics by british company hammer films, starring duettists peter cushing and christopher lee, under direction by terence fisher. The region 1 edition, still available as an import, is also presented incorrectly at 1. Hammer films continue their special edition releases which this time sees them teaming up with icon distribution for an updated examination of 1959s the mummy. After dracula and frankenstein it was perhaps inevitable that hammer should tackle the mummy. The first, the curse of frankenstein 1957, completely reimagined the mary shelley novel and, like the studios earlier sf hit the quatermass xperiment 1955, exploited its x rating with touches of gore. Peter cushing and yvonne furneaux in the mummy 1959. Predstavlja nominalni remake istoimenog klasicnog hollywoodskog crnobijelog filma iz 1932. John instructs isobel, who says, kharis, put me down.
In the 1890s a team of british archaeologists discover the untouched tomb of princess ananka but accidentally bring the mummified body of her high priest back. Trivia according to christopher lee, he only wore the full body suit on one occasion, so. Hammer films third big monster pairing of peter cushing and christopher lee was an inevitable remake of the 1932 karloff mummy, but jimmy sangsters script also uses themes from some of the universal sequels namely the mummys hand and the mummys tomb. Oct 10, 2015 the mummy 1959 was the third in hammers classic trilogy of peter cushingchristopher lee matchups, revisiting and revitalizing classic monsters of horror. The 30 best original films to watch the independent. Starring two horror legends peter cushing star wars and. The mummy is a 1959 film, set in 1895, in which british archaeologists find and open the tomb of egyptian princess ananka with nefarious consequences directed by terence fisher. The mummy is a 1959 british horror film, directed by terence fisher and starring christopher lee and peter cushing. Although this drags a bit in the middle, where the origin of the mummy is explained, there are some lovely scenes in it. Kharis starts choking john again, but when isobel lets down her hair and mehemet goes to kill her, the mummy kills mehemet and carries off isobel to the swamp. When three english archaeologists find the tomb of an egyptian high priestess buried nearly four thousand years before they discover a guard who had been buried alive with her. It was written by jimmy sangster and produced by michael carreras and anthony nelson keys for hammer film productions. To begin with, the 1959 hammer films release the mummy is one of their best. The bat is an american mystery film from 1959 starring vincent price and agnes moorehead.
Arguably the best film ever to feature a bandagedwrapped unstoppable killing machine has been granted an extrapacked three disc dvdbluray combo release courtesy of icon entertainment, and its certainly a cause for celebration. The mummy, terence fisher, christopher lee, peter cushing, yvonne furneaux, horror film, movie trailer, egyptology third successful try of color adaptation of universal classics by british company hammer films, starring duettists peter cushing. Movie details torn from the tomb to terrify the world. In 1895, british archaeologists find and open the tomb of. The first hammer horror film to feature a mummy, released in 1959. Luckily, the mummy 1959 has all of this in spades, making hammers renowned contribution to the genre not only a good mummy movie, but a damned good film overall. With peter cushing, christopher lee, yvonne furneaux, eddie byrne. Nothing new in the telling, but spirited action scenes enliven this one and the soggyboggy finale. This earlier movie is about a basketball agent andre holland in a game of skulduggery between players mostly black and uneducated and. Jun 14, 2019 the first production made pursuant to the deal the mummy 1959 stands as one of the most crisply crafted and memorable shockers to emerge from hammers heyday. Rising in anger, the mummy sets out to destroy the despoilers of the tomb of the sacred princess in this cult horror film. Starring peter cushing and christopher lee in their iconic roles in this the 3rd of hammers original gothic classics, the mummy 1959 was directed by the l. Oct 11, 20 starring peter cushing and christopher lee in their iconic roles in this the 3rd of hammers original gothic classics, the mummy 1959 was directed by the l. The mummy has been unavailable on any region 2 home entertainment format since 2004.
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