I revisited this Hammer favorite the other night and was pleased to find it a bit better than I remembered. My memory served up flashes of an obsequious Michael Ripper, some bad fake Egyptian location scenes and a mummy head crushing all of which were present. Bit the story is much more interesting than average and the suspense set pieces were solidly directed by John Gilling. Well done!
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I really like this movie and always felt like its a sadly underrated Hammer effort. Sure its lack of budget is painfully obvious but its got some highly imaginative Mummy kills, strong female characters and a beautiful turn by the great Michael Ripper.
Yes, Michael Ripper is excellent in this one. The low budget is not helpful but Gilling keeps things under control and delivers a very good little chiller.
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