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The Awakening
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Synopsis
English archaeologist Matthew Corbeck (played by the emphatically-American Charlton Heston) undertakes an expedition to find the tomb of the Egyptian princess Kara, despite his awareness of a nefarious curse that is said to befall anyone who disturbs the tomb. Eighteen years after Corbeck's discovery of the burial site, his teenage daughter (who was born at the very moment of the tomb's violation) begins to behave strangely. Turns out she's been possessed by Kara's malevolent spirit, carrying out the princess's revenge by causing several deaths and developing a less-than-healthy obsession with Daddy. Based very loosely on Bram Stoker's novel The Jewel of Seven Stars (itself the inspiration for Hammer's superior Blood from the Mummy's Tomb), this is basically Warner Brothers' attempt to jump on the big-budget horror bandwagon in the wake of The Omen's staggering success. The result is a good-looking but artistically hollow film -- with elaborate sets, lush cinematography and a sweeping musical score, but little in the way of logic or suspense. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide

Cast

Patrick Drury Paul Whittier
Ian McDiarmid Dr. Richter
Bruce Myers Dr. Khalid
Nadim Sawalha Dr. El Sadek
Jill Townsend Anne Corbeck
Susannah York Jane Turner
Stephanie Zimbalist Margaret Corbeck
Charlton Heston Matthew Corbeck

Production Crew

Lionel Couch Art Director
Harry Benn Associate Producer
Bram Stoker Book Author
Jack Cardiff Cinematographer
Claude Bolling Composer (Music Score)
Phyllis Dalton Costume Designer
Mike Newell Director
Terry Rawlings Editor
Andrew Scheinman Producer
Martin Shafer Producer
Robert Solo Producer
Michael Stringer Production Designer
Allan Scott Screenwriter
Chris Bryant Screenwriter
Clive Exton Screenwriter
Gina Berriault Screenwriter
Brian Simmons Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1980
Runtime: 105
Country: UK
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Horror

Sound
Dolby Stereo

Produced by
Orion
Warner Brothers