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The Awakening

The Awakening

They thought they had buried her forever!

19805.51h 45m

Overview

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

Directed by Mike Newell
Written by Allan Scott, Bram Stoker, Chris Bryant
Produced by Robert H. Solo
Box Office0Revenue: $8.4M

Top Cast

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Matthew Corbeck

Susannah York

Susannah York

Jane Turner

Jill Townsend

Jill Townsend

Anne Corbeck

Stephanie Zimbalist

Stephanie Zimbalist

Margaret Corbeck

Patrick Drury

Patrick Drury

Paul Whittier

Bruce Myers

Bruce Myers

Dr. Khalid

Nadim Sawalha

Nadim Sawalha

Dr. El Sadek

Ian McDiarmid

Ian McDiarmid

Dr. Richter

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Ahmed Osman

Yussef

Miriam Margolyes

Miriam Margolyes

Dr. Kadira

Themes & Keywords

egyptqueenmummycursespiritarchaeologistevilegyptian tombmummy's curse

About The Awakening

The Awakening is a horror film released in 1980 exploring themes of egypt, queen, mummy, curse, spirit, archaeologist. Directed by Mike Newell, it stars Charlton Heston, Susannah York, Jill Townsend. When a British archaeologist violates an Egyptian queen's tomb, her evil spirit enters his daughter.

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