The Awakening

Based On the book by Bram Stoker

The Awakening is a 1980 supernatural horror film directed by Mike Newell in his directorial debut and starring Charlton Heston, Susannah York, and Stephanie Zimbalist. The film follows an archeologist whose daughter becomes possessed by an ancient Egyptian queen. It is the third film version of Bram Stoker's 1903 novel The Jewel of Seven Stars, following the 1970 television adaptation as The Curse of the Mummy for the TV series Mystery and Imagination, and the 1971 theatrical film by Hammer, Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (in which Ahmed Osman also appeared). A co-production between the United States and the United Kingdom, the film was shot in England and Egypt in 1979.

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Release date:

1980

Director:

Mike Newell

Cast:

Charlton Heston, Susannah York, Jill Townsend, Stephanie Zimbalist, Ian McDiarmid

Genre:

Fantasy, Horror

Country:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Year page:

1980 in adaptations