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The Awakening (1980)

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Release Date: Oct 1, 1980 Wide

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English archaeologist Matthew Corbeck (played by the emphatically-American Charlton Heston) undertakes an expedition to find the tomb of the Egyptian princess Kara, despite his awareness of a nefarious curse that is said to befall anyone who disturbs the tomb. Eighteen years after Corbeck's discovery of the burial site, his teenage daughter (who was born at the very moment of the tomb's violation) begins to behave strangely. Turns out she's been possessed by Kara's malevolent spirit, carrying

R, 1 hr. 41 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Horror

Directed By: Mike Newell

In Theaters: Oct 1, 1980 Wide

Cast

Charlton Heston
Matthew Corbeck
Susannah York
Jane Turner
Jill Townsend
Anne Corbeck
Stephanie Zimbalist
Margaret Corbeck
Patrick Drury
Paul Whittier
Bruce Myers
Dr. Khalid
Nadim Sawalha
Dr. El Sadek
Ian McDiarmid
Dr. Richter
Michael Halphie
Leonard Maguire
John
Miriam Margolyes
Dr. Kadira
Michael Mellinger
Hamid
Osman Ahmed
Yusef
Ishia Bennison
Nurse
Madhav Sharma
Doctor
Christopher Fairbank
Porter
Roger Kemp
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Critic Reviews for The Awakening

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Funnier than most comedies

July 30, 2002 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Dry-as-dust "possession" fare.

July 26, 2002 Comment

Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

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An okay movie about mummies, it kind of has an "Omen" feel to it at times, and it's pretty boring in the beginning, but it gets better in the end. Overall, it's okay.

September 6, 2010

AJ Verser

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The words claptrap, junk and hokum all spring to mind when this silly possession movie is mentioned. Produced during that unfortunate period after The Exorcist hit big and every other movie was some type of scare flick this one doesn't even have a very plausible script to start with. Poor Susannah York, the most

August 26, 2010

jay nixon

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