The Mummy
The Mummy (1959) DVD cover
Directed by	Terence Fisher
Produced by	Michael Carreras
Written by	Jimmy Sangster
Starring	Peter Cushing Christopher Lee Yvonne Furneaux Eddie Byrne
Release date(s)	September 25 1959 (UK release)
Running time	88 min
Language	English
IMDb profile

The Mummy is a 1959 British Hammer Horror film starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. Image File history File links The_Mummy_1959_DVD_cover. ... Movie director who worked for Hammer Films. ... Michael Carreras (b. ... Jimmy Sangster is a British screenwriter and director born on 2nd December 1924. ... Peter Cushing OBE Cushing (left) in the television adaptation of Nineteen Eighty-Four in the winter of 1954 on BBC Television. ... Christopher Lee portrays Count Dooku in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE (born May 27, 1922 in Belgravia, London) is a legendary and prolific English actor known for his versatility, his professional longevity, and his distinctive basso delivery. ... Eddie Byrne (born January 31, 1911 in Birmingham, England; died August 21, 1981 in Dublin, Ireland) was a British actor. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1958 in film 1959 1960 in film 1950s in film 1960s in film years in film film Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film, Sappy Bullfighters. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hammer horror refers to a series of gothic horror films produced from the late 1950s until the 1970s by the British film production company Hammer Film Productions Ltd. ... Christopher Lee portrays Count Dooku in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE (born May 27, 1922 in Belgravia, London) is a legendary and prolific English actor known for his versatility, his professional longevity, and his distinctive basso delivery. ... Peter Cushing OBE Cushing (left) in the television adaptation of Nineteen Eighty-Four in the winter of 1954 on BBC Television. ...

Often assumed to be a remake of the 1932 film The Mummy, which starred Boris Karloff, the film actually derives its plot and characters entirely from two later, 1940s, Universal Studios b-movies: The Mummy's Hand and The Mummy's Tomb. It is one of several Hammer remakes of Universal films. 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Boris Karloff as Ardath Bey AKA Prince Imhotep in The Mummy. ... The current Universal Studios logo Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures), a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is one of the major American film studios that has production studios and offices located at 100 Universal City Plaza Drive in Universal City, California, an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County between Los... The term B-movie originally referred to a film designed to be distributed as the lower half of a double feature, often a genre film featuring cowboys, gangsters or vampires. ... The Mummys Hand (1940) is a Universal Pictures horror film released in 1940. ... The Mummys Tomb is the 1942 sequel to The Mummys Hand (1940). ...

Story

In Egypt in 1895, a team of archaeologists, including John Banning, his father Stephen Banning and his uncle Joseph Whemple, are searching for the tomb of Princess Ananka, the priestess of Karnak. John is held up by an injured leg while his father and uncle open the tomb. Before they enter, an Egyptian man named Mehemet Bey appears and warns them not to go in, lest they face dire consequences. Stephen and Joseph ignore him, and within find the sarcophogus of Ananka. When Joseph leaves to tell John the good news, Stephen finds the mythical Scroll of Life and reads from it. He then sees something that drives him into a catatonic state. John and Joseph continue excavating the tomb but cannot find the Scroll of Life, little suspecting it is now in the hands of Mehemet Bey. 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... Princess is the feminine form of prince (from Latin princeps, meaning principal citizen). ... Roman Catholic priest A priest or priestess is a holy man or woman who takes an officiating role in worship of any religion, with the distinguishing characteristic of offering sacrifices. ... Map of Karnak, showing major temple complexes Interior of Temple Al-Karnak (Arabic الكرنك) is a small village in Egypt, located on the banks of the River Nile some 2. ... The Etruscan sarcophagus of the spouses, at the Villa Giulia Stone sarcophagus of Pharaoh Merenptah Roman-era Sarcophagi at Worms, Germany Detail of a stone sarcophagus in the Istanbul Archeological Museum showing a hunting scene Anthropoid sarcophagus discovered at Cádiz A sarcophagus is a stone container for a coffin... Catatonia is a severe psychiatric and medical condition, characterized by, in catatonic stupor, a general absence of motor activity, and, in catatonic excitement, violent, hyperactive behavior directed at oneself or others but with no visible purpose. ...

Mehemet Bey brings Kharis to life.

Three years later in Engerfield, England in 1898, Stephen Banning comes out of his catatonic state at the Engerfield Nursing Home for the Mentally Disordered, and sends for his son. He tells him that when he read from the Scroll of Life, he accidentally brought to life Kharis, the mummified priest of Karnak and the eternal guardian of Princess Ananka's tomb, who was sentenced to eternal living death as punishment for his forbidden love for the princess. Now, Stephen says, Kharis will hunt down and kill all those who desecrated Ananka's tomb. John does not believe his father. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (864x486, 33 KB)[edit] Summary Scene from The Mummy 1959. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (864x486, 33 KB)[edit] Summary Scene from The Mummy 1959. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The changing face of Kharis: Lon Chaneys mask-like countenance in The Mummys Ghost is considerably less gruesome than his previous appearance in The Mummys Tomb and endures as the most familiar image of the character. ... Mummified cat from Ancient Egypt. ... Roman Catholic priests in traditional clerical clothing. ...

Meanwhile, Mehemet Bey, revealed as a devoted worshipper of Karnak, has come to Engerfield under the alias of Mehemet Akir to track down the Bannings. He hires a pair of drunken carters, Pat and Mike, to bring the slumbering Kharis in a crate to his rented home, but the two men foul up and Kharis' crate ends up falling into a pond. However using the Scroll of Life, Bey exhorts Kharis to break free of the crate and rise from the water, then sends him to murder Stephen Banning at the Engerfield Nursing Home. Soon after, Kharis is also sent to murder Joseph Whemple, doing so right before the eyes of John Banning, who shoots Kharis twice at close range with a revolver to no effect. A pseudonym (Greek: false name) is a fictitious name used by an individual as an alternative to his or her legal name. ... The Colt Single Action Army, one of the most popular revolvers of all time For other uses, see Revolver (disambiguation). ...

John Banning (right) and Inspector Mulrooney.

Scotland Yard Inspector Mulrooney is sent from London to solve the murders, but because he is skeptical and deals only in "cold, hard facts," he refuses to believe John's wild story about a killer mummy, even when John figures out that he is to be Kharis' third and final victim. While Mulrooney attempts to build his investigation by interviewing people who have seen Kharis, including the two carters, John notices that his wife, Isobel Banning, bears an uncanny resemblance to Princess Ananka. Mulrooney meanwhile slowly begins to come to the conclusion that John is right, and that there is indeed a mummy in Engerfield. Together he and John try to figure out who is controlling Kharis. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (864x486, 23 KB)[edit] Summary Scene from The Mummy 1959. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (864x486, 23 KB)[edit] Summary Scene from The Mummy 1959. ... New Scotland Yard, London New Scotland Yard, often referred to simply as Scotland Yard or The Yard, is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service, responsible for policing Greater London (although not the City of London itself). ... Inspector is a rank in many police forces. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... In ordinary usage, skepticism or scepticism (Greek: skeptomai, to look about, to consider) refers to an attitude of doubt or a disposition to incredulity either in general or toward a particular object, the doctrine that true knowledge or knowledge in a particular area is uncertain, or the method of suspended... A mummy is a corpse whose skin and dried flesh have been preserved by either intentional or accidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold or dryness, or airlessness. ...

Mehemet Bey sends the dreaded mummy to the Bannings' home to slay his final victim. However, upon seeing Isobel, Kharis stops his attack on John and leaves. Bey mistakenly believes that Kharis has slain John, and is surprised when John turns up alive at his house, suspecting him of being the one controlling the mummy. After John leaves, Bey sends Kharis to make a second attempt on John's life, only this time John has Mulrooney as his bodyguard, and Kharis seems more interested in pursuing Isobel than he does following Bey's murderous orders... A bodyguard is a person who protects someone (known as their principal) from personal assault, kidnapping, assassination, loss of confidential information, or other threats. ...

Trivia

Christopher Lee sustained multiple injuries making this film including a dislocated shoulder from an accidentally locked door, injuries to his knees and shins from the unseen pipes below the swamp's surface, burns from squibs used to simulate gunshots, and to his back from carrying Yvonne Furneaux. Christopher Lee portrays Count Dooku in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE (born May 27, 1922 in Belgravia, London) is a legendary and prolific English actor known for his versatility, his professional longevity, and his distinctive basso delivery. ...

Kharis abducts Isobel Banning.

Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (864x486, 27 KB)[edit] Summary Yvonne Furneaux and Christopher Lee in The Mummy. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (864x486, 27 KB)[edit] Summary Yvonne Furneaux and Christopher Lee in The Mummy. ...

Cast

Peter Cushing OBE Cushing (left) in the television adaptation of Nineteen Eighty-Four in the winter of 1954 on BBC Television. ... Christopher Lee portrays Count Dooku in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE (born May 27, 1922 in Belgravia, London) is a legendary and prolific English actor known for his versatility, his professional longevity, and his distinctive basso delivery. ... The changing face of Kharis: Lon Chaneys mask-like countenance in The Mummys Ghost is considerably less gruesome than his previous appearance in The Mummys Tomb and endures as the most familiar image of the character. ... Eddie Byrne (born January 31, 1911 in Birmingham, England; died August 21, 1981 in Dublin, Ireland) was a British actor. ... Sir Felix Aylmer Jones (born February 21, 1889 in Corsham, Wiltshire, England; died September 2, 1979 in Sussex, England) was a distinguished English stage actor who appeared in the cinema and on television. ... Actor b. ... George Woodbridges drawing of a Bacons Rebellion soldier in 1675 George Woodbridge (1930-January 19, 2004) was an American illustrator known for his exhaustive research and historical accuracy. ... Harold Goodwin was an American actor who performed in over 225 films. ... Willoughby Gray, (5 November 1916 - 13 February 1993) British actor of stage and screen born in London (though several sources suggest he was born in Aberdeen, Scotland). ... English actor Michael Ripper (1913–2000) began his film career in quota quickies in the 1930s and until the late 1950s was virtually unknown. ...

External links

• The Mummy at the Internet Movie Database

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