| |
|
|
|
Blood From the Mummy's Tomb
|
List Price: $9.98
Our Price: $9.98
Availability: In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served.
Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
Starring: Andrew Keir, Valerie Leon, James Villiers, Hugh Burden, George Coulouris
Directed By: Michael Carreras, Seth Holt
|
Average Customer Rating:  
|
|
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0013131144093
Format: Anamorphic
Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2001-08-07
Running Time: 93
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Theatrical Release Date: 1972-05-17
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spotlight customer reviews:
|
Customer Rating:
Summary: Delicious movie but BUYER BEWARE!
Comment: This is a delightful Hammer B-list movie; I saw it in 1971 on the second half of a double bill - tellingly I can't recall what the main picture was. A very enjoyable version of Bram Stoker's 'The Jewel of Seven Stars', (which has just been re-issued by Penguin Classics in paperback). HOWEVER - amazon are displaying this as a 'special edition' with a separate disc of Hammer trailers... it isn't, the copy I received this morning doesn't even have the enclosure, illustrated with the movie poster, which is pictured here. Once again amazon proves unreliable on item details.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
Comment: I am usually a Hammer lover but I was very disappointed in this movie. I had watched the end of the movie late one night on cable and thought it looked interesting. WRONG! The movie is very slow and not much substance.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Surprisingly good old fashioned Hammer Horror fun
Comment: A film version of Bram Stokers " Jewel of Seven Stars which overall is well made and good fun. A nice sting in the tail (and some really great mens sixties fashions). This film is surprisingly good and a nice adaptation of the book unlike the more recent remake.
Customer Rating:
Summary: truly eerie Hammer entry
Comment: BLOOD FROM THE MUMMY'S TOMB is one of the bright spots from Hammer Studios' productions of the 1970s. This truly creepy tale, directed by Seth Holt, was based on one of the lesser-known stories by 'Dracula' scribe Bram Stoker, entitled "Jewel of the Seven Stars".
A group of British historians led by Professor Fuchs (Andrew Keir) discover the tomb of Egyptian Queen Tera, whose very name was erased from the history books. Two decades later, the evil influence of Tera takes a firm hold of Fuchs' daughter Margaret (played by lovely Valerie Leon) and the surviving members of the explorer party are systematically murdered by forces unholy.
BLOOD FROM THE MUMMY'S TOMB is one of the most chilling and unsettling of the Hammer horror movies; thanks to the fascinating story premise of the vengeful mummified Queen Tera and her strong hold over those who disturbed her taboo resting place.
Valerie Leon is sheer perfection playing Queen Tera (and her earthly incarnation, Margaret Fuchs). Andrew Keir gives a solid performance as her father; other choice roles are taken by Hugh Burden, James Villiers, Rosalie Crutchley and Mark Edwards.
The shooting of BLOOD FROM THE MUMMY'S TOMB was in itself a frightening and unsettling experience for cast and crew alike. Peter Cushing (one of Hammer's mainstay actors) lost his wife during early days of filming and was replaced by Andrew Keir; and director Seth Holt later unexpectedly passed away (five days of filming was subsequently covered by Michael Carreras).
For fans of mummy mayhem, BLOOD FROM THE MUMMY'S TOMB will have you riveted from the get-go with it's fascinating characters and story. This is truly the crowning "Jewel" of the Seven Stars!
Customer Rating:
Summary: No moldy old mummy in this atmospheric thriller!
Comment: In this 1971 Hammer Films entry, we get the "reincarnation of the Egyptian Princess theme," but with a certain caveat -- there's no "bandaged-wrapped mummy" to avenge her or to drag her off at the end of the movie!
Directed by Seth Holt, this is a fine horror flick with all the great set and location ambiance that we've come to expect from the British-based Hammer Film Company. It's shot in letterbox and the color saturation is most pleasing, as it punctuates the impressiveness of all the Egyptian sets and icons.
The story, conveyed somewhat in retrospect, is that of a British expedition that unearths a tomb in which is found a perfectly-preserved princess (or "mummy" for this one), except that her hand has been lobbed off and the disembodied hand has a nice ring on one finger. The expedition falls under a bit of a curse (always bad to open these sacred tombs) and these paranoid tomb-raiders ultimately disband and scatter like dried leaves in the Autumn. But when the expedition leader gives his daughter the ring, which he conveniently cobbed from the tomb, the trouble really begins.
The large ring's stone has imbedded within it a star alignment (which looks amazingly like The Big Dipper!) and that star alignment is, of course, when the reincarnation of the Princess is to begin. And did I mention that this gal who got the ring looks EXACTLY like the Egyptian Princess? It's so and the original expedition members begin to fall like flies when she subsequently visits them.
There aren't any heavyweight actors in this film but I was pleased to see Aubrey Morris (as Dr. Putnam) who also played the birdwatcher ("Quince") in a great old B&W Avengers Episode, "Silent Dust". Morris was a fine actor and, albeit his role is a small one here, his toothy performance adds to the film's overall appeal.
In the larger picture, the sets and locations are terrific in this film and the casting is spot-on. The film doesn't drag anywhere and I enjoyed it from beginning to end. It's one that fans of older horror films will enjoy watching over and over.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
