The Awakening
1980 · Movie · R · 105 min · ★ 5.5
When an archaeologist disturbs the tomb of an ancient Egyptian queen, he unleashes a deadly evil spirit that takes possession of his newborn daughter.
Based on The Jewel of Seven Stars
Also known as The Wakening
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Details
- Years
- 1980
- Release date
- 1980-07-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 105 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 (84 votes)
- Box office
- $8,415,112
Themes
- egypt
- queen
- mummy
- curse
- spirit
- archaeologist
- evil
- egyptian tomb
- mummy's curse
Cast & crew
Charlton Heston
as Matthew Corbeck
Susannah York
as Jane Turner
Jill Townsend
as Anne Corbeck
Stephanie Zimbalist
as Margaret Corbeck
Patrick Drury
as Paul Whittier
Bruce Myers
as Dr. Khalid
Nadim Sawalha
as Dr. El Sadek
Ian McDiarmid
as Dr. Richter
- AO
Ahmed Osman
as Yussef
Miriam Margolyes
as Dr. Kadira
Directed by Mike Newell