Russell Mulcahy's Tale of the Mummy

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Russell Mulcahy's Tale of the Mummy ★★ Tale of the Mummy; Talos the Mummy 1999 (R)

Archeologists break open the sealed tomb of an Egyptian prince and are destroyed by the curse of Talos. Fifty years later, Samantha Turkel (Lombard) discovers her grandfather's logbook and decides to retrace the course of his deadly expedition. She recovers a sacred amulet and suddenly the power of Talos threatens again. The film was originally released at 119 minutes under the title “Talos the Mummy.” 87m/C VHS, DVD . Jason Scott Lee, Louise Lombard, Sean Pertwee, Lysette Anthony, Michael Lerner, Jack Davenport, Honor Blackman, Christopher Lee, Shelley Duvall, Jon Polito; D: Russell Mulcahy; W: Russell Mulcahy, John Esposito; C: Gabriel Beristain. VIDEO

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