Following Frankenstein and Dracula, director Terence Fisher exhumed another vintage monster for Hammer, albeit in a film where everyone risks being upstaged by a swamp.
Archaeologists Stephen Banning (Felix Aylmer) and his son John (Peter Cushing) disturb an Egyptian tomb and invoke a terrible curse.
Back in England, they are tracked down by a Mummy (Christopher Lee), guardian of an embalmed princess, who is seeking to kill those who desecrated the sacred tomb.
Any scene based around the aforementioned swamp is a winner. Sadly the ‘Egypt’ set looks like it might have ended up on ’70s sitcom It Ain’t Half Hot Mum.
John Banning
Peter Cushing Kharis
Christopher Lee Isobel/Ananka
Yvonne Furneaux Stephen Banning
Felix Aylmer Joseph Whemple
Raymond Huntley Inspector Mulrooney
Eddie Byrne Mehemet Bey
George Pastell Pat
Harold Goodwin Mike
Denis Shaw Dr Reilly
Willoughby Gray Bill
Frank Sieman
