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Tale of the Mummy

- The curse is legend. The terror is real.

Centuries ago, under the sands of ancient Egypt, a Prince was buried and his tomb eternally cursed so that no man would ever again suffer from his evil ways. But hundreds of years later on a greedy search for treasure, a group of archaeologists break the cursed seal of the tomb. Every man vanishes without a trace, leaving behind only a log book, and a deadly warning of the legend of the bloodthirsty Talos.

Release Date : 1998-08-03

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 7th VoyageCenturionCine Grande CorporationKNB EFX GroupThe Carousel Picture CompanyThe Pharaohs Company Ltd.Brimstone Entertainment LLCMuraglia/Sladek FilmworksTelepool

Production Country : GermanyLuxembourgUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Riley

Original Name : Jason Scott Lee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Samantha Turkel

Original Name : Louise Lombard

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bradley Cortese

Original Name : Sean Pertwee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Claire Mulrooney

Original Name : Lysette Anthony

Gender : Female

Character Name : Professor Marcus

Original Name : Michael Lerner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective Bartone

Original Name : Jack Davenport

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Shea

Original Name : Honor Blackman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Edith Butros

Original Name : Shelley Duvall

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sir Richard Turkel

Original Name : Christopher Lee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Burke

Original Name : Gerard Butler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Parsons

Original Name : Jon Polito

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young

Original Name : Ronan Vibert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stuart

Original Name : Bill Treacher

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-07-17

Ok, straight to the point.... Why? What on earth was Russell Mulcahy thinking when he decided that this was ever going to work? Aside from an all too brief appearance from Christopher Lee (though easy enough to explain if he'd actually been sent the entire screenplay) the thing is an ensemble of some seriously C-rated British bit-part actors who support eye-candy Jason Scott Lee as the visiting detective "Riley" on a desperate mission to thwart a curse that will release "Talos" (a Greek bronze man, methinks - but, hey ho!) and bring devastation to all mankind. The special effects seem to consist of lots of bits of bandage blowing about in an attempt to create some semblance of peril, or menace - or maybe just a draft? The dialogue is just silly and what Honor Blackman is doing here is anyone's guess. Sorry this is just dross - and fans of mummy films (that's me, too) ought to consign this to a place where even the book of the dead can't help it.