Blood from the Mummy's Tomb

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Blood from the Mummy's Tomb is a 1971 British horror film from Hammer Film Productions that adapts Bram Stoker’s novel The Jewel of Seven Stars into a story of an ancient Egyptian queen’s malevolent resurrection.

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instanceOf British film
film
horror film
artDirector Scott MacGregor
basedOn The Jewel of Seven Stars
basedOnAuthor Bram Stoker
character Margaret Fuchs
Queen Tera
cinematographyBy Arthur Grant
coDirector Michael Carreras
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Seth Holt
distributor 20th Century Fox
Rank Organisation
editedBy James Needs
era 1970s British horror cinema
filmingLocation Elstree Studios
genre horror
supernatural horror
hasTheme ancient curses
archaeology
possession
reincarnation
leadActorRole Valerie Leon as both Margaret Fuchs and Queen Tera
musicBy Tristram Cary
notableFor featuring a powerful ancient Egyptian queen antagonist instead of a traditional bandaged mummy
loose adaptation of Bram Stoker's The Jewel of Seven Stars
originalLanguage English
partOfSeries Hammer mummy films
linked to: Hammer horror films
plotSummary An archaeological expedition unearths the tomb of the ancient Egyptian Queen Tera, whose malevolent spirit seeks resurrection through a modern young woman who resembles her.
posterTagline "Blood from the Mummy's Tomb" is often marketed emphasizing the terror of an ancient queen's return.
producer Michael Carreras
productionCompany Hammer Film Productions
releaseDate 1971-10-14
releaseYear 1971
runtimeMinutes 94
screenplayAdaptationType loose adaptation
screenwriter Christopher Wicking
Seth Holt
setting Egypt
London
linked to: London, England
stars Andrew Keir
George Coulouris
Hugh Burden
James Villiers
Mark Edwards
Rosalie Crutchley
Valerie Leon

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The Jewel of Seven Stars influencedWork Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
The Jewel of Seven Stars adaptedAs Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
Andrew Keir notableWork Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb posterTagline "Blood from the Mummy's Tomb" is often marketed emphasizing the terror of an ancient queen's return.
linked to: Blood from the Mummy's Tomb