One by one the archaeologists who discover the 4,000-year-old tomb of Princess Ananka are brutally murdered. Kharis, high priest in Egypt 40 centuries ago, has been brought to life by the power of the ancient gods and his sole purpose is to destroy those responsible for the desecration of the sacred tomb. But Isobel, wife of one of the explorers, resembles the beautiful princess, forcing the speechless and tormented monster to defy commands and abduct Isobel to an unknown fate.
Acting
Lee's tragic physicality without dialogue.
Production
Lush Eastmancolor Egypt by way of Bray Studios.
Direction
Fisher's elegant framing of lurid material.
Director
Terence Fisher
Peter Cushing
John Banning
Christopher Lee
Kharis, the Mummy
Yvonne Furneaux
Isobel Banning / Princess Ananka
Eddie Byrne
Inspector Mulrooney
Felix Aylmer
Stephen Banning
Raymond Huntley
Joseph Whemple
George Pastell
Mehemet Bey
Michael Ripper
Poacher
George Woodbridge
Police Constable
Harold Goodwin
Pat
Denis Shaw
Mike
Willoughby Gray
Dr. Reilly
John Stuart
Coroner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Christopher Lee hated this role — the bandage rig took hours to apply and restricted his breathing. He still gave it his all.
Hammer's Mummy cycle explicitly reworks Universal's 1940s Kharis films, but Fisher injects doomed romance that would influence every mummy movie since.
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