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HorrorMystery

Blood from the Mummy's Tomb

- A severed hand beckons from an open grave!

Two Egyptologists, Professor Fuchs and Corbeck, are instrumental in unleashing unmitigated horror by bringing back to England the mummified body of Tara, the Egyptian Queen of Darkness. Fuchs’s daughter becomes involved in a series of macabre and terrifying incidents, powerless against the forces of darkness, directed by Corbeck, that are taking possession of her body and soul to fulfill the ancient prophesy that Queen Tara will be resurrected to continue her reign of unspeakable evil.

Release Date : 1971-06-16

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Hammer Film ProductionsEMI FilmsAmerican International Pictures

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Valerie Leon

Character Name : Margaret Fuchs / Queen Tera

Original Name : Valerie Leon

Gender : Female

Andrew Keir

Character Name : Professor Julian Fuchs

Original Name : Andrew Keir

Gender : Male

James Villiers

Character Name : Corbeck

Original Name : James Villiers

Gender : Male

Hugh Burden

Character Name : Geoffrey Dandridge

Original Name : Hugh Burden

Gender : Male

George Coulouris

Character Name : Professor Berrigan

Original Name : George Coulouris

Gender : Male

Mark Edwards

Character Name : Tod Browning

Original Name : Mark Edwards

Gender : Male

Rosalie Crutchley

Character Name : Helen Dickerson

Original Name : Rosalie Crutchley

Gender : Female

Aubrey Morris

Character Name : Doctor Putnum

Original Name : Aubrey Morris

Gender : Male

David Markham

Character Name : Doctor Burgess

Original Name : David Markham

Gender : Male

Joan Young

Character Name : Mrs. Caporal

Original Name : Joan Young

Gender : Female

James Cossins

Character Name : Older Male Nurse

Original Name : James Cossins

Gender : Male

David Jackson

Character Name : Young Male Nurse

Original Name : David Jackson

Gender : Male

Jonathan Burn

Character Name : Saturnine Young Man

Original Name : Jonathan Burn

Gender : Male

Graham James

Character Name : Youth in Museum

Original Name : Graham James

Gender : Male

Tamara Ustinov

Character Name : Veronica

Original Name : Tamara Ustinov

Gender : Female

Reviews

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Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-10-07

_**This ain’t no hideous corpse in white bandages!**_ After relics are taken from a sorceress’ tomb in Egypt, she is somehow reincarnated in London (Valerie Leon) in order to get the artifacts back and worse. Andrew Keir and James Villiers play archeologists while Mark Edwards appears as the woman’s cool beau. “Blood from the Mummy's Tomb” (1971) is the fourth and final Mummy film by Hammer, after “The Mummy” (1959), “The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb” (1964) and “The Mummy’s Shroud” (1967). While they all have similar plots, each can be enjoyed as a standalone movie and I prefer this one to the overrated first one, which overdid it with the dull Egyptian rituals and citations of sacred scrolls, amongst a couple other flaws. The highlight of “Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb” is statuesque Valerie Leon, whose voice was dubbed by actress Olive Gregg. There’s a sense of artistry to the filmmaking, which I appreciate. But the story is kind of viewer-unfriendly in the first act due to jumping around to different time frames with little indication, yet everything is eventually explained so no worries. Peter Cushing originally played Keir’s role, but had to leave the production after a day’s shooting to attend to his deathly ill wife. Meanwhile director Seth Holt died suddenly due to heart failure five weeks into production with only a few days left; he was only 47 years-old. Michael Carreras finished the job uncredited. The idea of the Egyptian mummy being a beautiful woman was quite original at the time. Of course Tom Cruise & Co. took the idea to forge 2017’s “The Mummy,” which is all-around more entertaining. But this one ain’t no slouch if you don’t mind the limitations of the time period and Hammer-esque films (Amicus, Tigon, AIP, etc.). The film runs 1 hour, 34 minutes, and was shot at Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, just northwest of London. GRADE: B-