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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

Oct 9, 2001

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All Critics (10) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (0) | DVD (6)

Superior Hammer horror classic.

June 7, 2005 Comment

Rehash of The Mummy and The Mummy's Tomb lacking the atmosphere of either.

August 2, 2004 Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

A classic's a classic.

December 12, 2003 Comment
Greenwich Village Gazette

Fun little movie to watch on Halloween.

December 5, 2003 Comment
Juicy Cerebellum

Universal exhumes the bandaged baddy and unleashes a new series.

July 25, 2002 Comment
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Terrence Fisher's film The Mummy is one of the better takes on Universal Studios famous monster. Christopher Lee adorns the bandages in this Hammer Classic and he delivers a unique performance. This film is superb in its acting and plot. For a monster film, this version of The Mummy is a near flawless take on the

January 5, 2012
TheDudeLebowski65
Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

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An okay mummy movie, it has good actors, and it's pretty exciting in some scenes, but overall it's not that great, it's okay though.

September 5, 2010
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