The tomb of the bloody mummy
| Movie | |
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| German title | The tomb of the bloody mummy |
| Original title | Blood from the Mummy's Tomb |
| Country of production | Great Britain |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1971 |
| length | 94 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
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| Director |
Seth Holt Michael Carreras |
| script | Christopher Wicking |
| production | Howard Brandy |
| music | Tristram Cary |
| camera | Arthur Grant |
| cut | Peter Weatherley |
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The Tomb of the Bloody Mummy is a horror film by the British film production company Hammer from 1971 . Directed by Seth Holt , Andrew Keir and Valerie Leon played the leading roles . The film is based on the novel Jewel of the Seven Stars by Dracula author Bram Stoker from 1903.
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After a long search, a team of archaeologists led by Prof. Julian Fuchs and his assistant Corbeck discovered the tomb of the ancient Egyptian Queen Tera , also known as the "Queen of Darkness". With their help, they hope to uncover the secret of eternal life, since even after three thousand years it has still not decayed and looks like it is just sleeping. Apart from the unscrupulous Corbeck, the group gets doubts because Tera was buried alive at the time and her right hand had been severed as a sign that she had evil powers. Finally, everyone takes an artifact from the tomb and the matter is hushed up.
Twenty years later, however, their discovery overtakes them: Tera's spirit temporarily takes possession of Margaret , the daughter of Prof. Fuchs. She was born at the exact moment when Julian opened the burial chamber and she looks very much like the sleeping Tera. Julian had also given his daughter a precious ring, which had once been Tera's favorite jewelry. When Margaret put the ring on, she obviously drew a curse. One expedition member after the other dies under mysterious circumstances and the respective tera artifact has been removed from all of them. When Corbeck contacts Margaret, he reveals to her that a special constellation of stars is imminent. When this occurs, a spiritual gate should open and the possibility is given to awaken Tera with the help of the artifacts.
Corbeck can finally persuade Julian and Margaret to help him with the resurrection ritual. But before the last sentence of the incantation is uttered, they grab two Egyptian sacrificial daggers and kill Corbeck. Julian had found out that his beloved daughter would die when Tera wakes up and her body is restored. But Corbeck wanted with all his might to wake Tera, he didn't care what became of Margaret. Despite the incomplete incantation, Tera actually comes to life and uses her power to kill Prof. Fuchs. The enormous forces released in the process bring the entire vault to collapse. Giant rocks bury both Margaret and the Queen of Darkness.
The only survivor of the collapse is treated in a hospital. Nobody knows who she is because she has not yet regained consciousness. In addition, the rubble has disfigured her that it is impossible to identify. And when the woman wakes up, she struggles to speak. It remains unclear whether Margaret survived, or perhaps Queen Tera.
Reviews
- Lexicon of international films : “ English archaeologists open the burial chamber of the" Queen of Darkness "... and a chain of mysterious and terrible events takes its course. Moderate variant of the grave robbery material with some hard-working erotic motifs. "
Remakes
- 1980: The awakening of the Sphinx ( The Awakening ) with Charlton Heston
- 1997: Bram Stoker's Legend of the Mummy ( Legend of the Mummy ) with Louis Gossett Jr.
Others
- Peter Cushing was originally cast in the male lead and had already shot a full day. However, he dropped out of the project when his wife was diagnosed with emphysema . Andrew Keir was hired to replace Cushing .
- Seth Holt , the director died of a heart attack after five out of six weeks of shooting. The last week was filmed under the direction of Michael Carreras .
- Originally, the film was offered to directors Peter Duffell and Gordon Hessler , but both refused or were otherwise obliged.
- For the British Theatrical Version, the BBFC cut out the scene in which Prof. Berrigan is threatened with a baton by a male nurse, as there were violent protests at the time because of the public abuse of mentally disturbed patients.
- The name of one of the protagonists, Tod Browning , pays homage to the director Tod Browning , who directed the 1931 horror classic Dracula .
- The Tomb of the Bloody Mummy had a budget of £ 200,000 and was filmed at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire .
Web links
- The grave Blood from the Mummy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The tomb of the bloody mummy. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .