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Also known as Awakening

1980 film by Mike Newell

Film · TMDB

5.5

When a British archaeologist violates an Egyptian queen's tomb, her evil spirit enters his daughter.

Released: 1980-07-09105 minDir: Mike NewellHorrorBox office: $8.4M

Cast

  • Charlton Heston as Matthew Corbeck
  • Susannah York as Jane Turner
  • Jill Townsend as Anne Corbeck
  • Stephanie Zimbalist as Margaret Corbeck
  • Patrick Drury as Paul Whittier
  • Bruce Myers as Dr. Khalid

Themes

  • egypt
  • queen
  • mummy
  • curse
  • spirit
  • archaeologist
  • evil
  • egyptian tomb
  • mummy's curse

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Ratings

IMDb

4.9/10

3,066 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

0%

Year
1980
Runtime
101 min
Genres
Horror
Rated
R
Awards
1 nomination total

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English language
Main subject
body swap
Director
Mike Newell
Screenwriter
Allan Scott
Cast member
Albert Moses
Production company
EMI Films
Cinematographer
Jack Cardiff
Narrative location
Egypt
Filming location
Egypt
Duration
105
FilmAffinity ID
138203
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1980-10-31
title
The Awakening
after a work by
Bram Stoker
distributed by
Netflix
film editor
Terry Rawlings
review score
0%
capital cost
5300000
box office
8415112
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