The Mummy's Shroud

From The Grindhouse Cinema Database

The Mummy's Shroud (1967, UK) is a Horror film directed by John Gilling.

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Main Details

  • Released in 1967
  • Color
  • Running Time: 90 Min.
  • Production Co: Hammer Film Productions
  • Distribution Co: Warner-Pathé Distributors (1967) (UK) (theatrical) | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1967) (USA) (theatrical)
  • Directed by John Gilling
  • Written by John Gilling & Anthony Hinds
  • Starring André Morell, John Phillips, David Buck, Elizabeth Sellars, Maggie Kimberly, Michael Ripper
  • Produced by Anthony Nelson Keys
  • Original Music by Don Banks
  • Cinematography by Arthur Grant
  • Film Editing by Chris Barnes

Plot Summary

  • In 1920 an archaeological expedition discovers the tomb of an ancient Egyptian child prince. Returning home with their discovery, the expedition members soon find themselves being killed off by a mummy, which can be revived by reading the words off the prince's burial shroud.


Tagline

  • Beware the beat of the cloth-wrapped feet!

Also known as

Der Fluch der Mumie (Germany)

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