The Awakening(Movie, 1980)

Name: The Awakening
Genre: Horror
Released: 1980
Duration: T01:45:00
Rating: 2.8

1h 45min | Genre: Horror

Rating: 2.8/5 (with 31 votes)

The Awakening is a 1980 British horror film directed by Mike Newell in his directorial debut and starring Charlton Heston, Susannah York, and Stephanie Zimbalist. 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). It was released by Warner Bros. Another adaptation of Stoker's novel was released directly to video in 1997 under the title Bram Stoker's The Mummy. ()

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About The Awakening

When a British archaeologist violates an Egyptian queen's tomb, her evil spirit enters his daughter.

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The Awakening (1980) - Official Trailer(Trailer, 2:23)

The Awakening (1980) - Official Trailer (Trailer) | TV Trailer (Trailer)

Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Shot in: Egypt

Plays in: Egypt

Based on the work of: Bram Stoker ("The Jewel of Seven Stars")

Made by: Orion Pictures, EMI Films Ltd.

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES)

Translated into 13 languages: Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date GR: 07/31/1980

Cast: Charlton Heston, Susannah York, Jill Townsend, Stephanie Zimbalist, Ian McDiarmid, Ahmed Osman, Miriam Margolyes, Ahmed Osman, Bruce Myers, Albert Moses

Director: Mike Newell

Screenwriter: Clive Exton, Allan Scott

Film Editor: Terry Rawlings

Director of Photography: Jack Cardiff

Composer: Claude Bolling

Production Designer: Michael Stringer

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"La malédiction de la vallée des rois"

"The Wakening"

"Alla Trentanovesima Eclisse"

Keywords: curse, evil, egypt, archaeologist, spirit

Revenue: 8,415,112 USD

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The Awakening(Movie, 1980)

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