The Mummy (1959)

The Mummy is a 1959 horror, suspense, thriller film. It was directed by Terrence Fisher, written by Jimmy Sangster, filmed by Jack Asher, musically composed by Franz Reizenstein, edited by Alfred Cox and James Needs, produced by Michael Carreras, Anthony Nelson Keys, and Hammer Film Productions, distributed by Universal International, and starred Yvonne Furneaux, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Eddie Byrne, and George Pastell. It's a remake of both the 1931 classic called The Mummy and 1942 classic The Mummy's Tomb. It ended up getting three sequels, Curse of the Mummy's Tomb, The Mummy's Shroud, and Blood from the Mummy's Tomb.

Plot
Three archaeologists uncover the sarcophagus of Princess Ananka despite being warned of a curse. The situation regresses when one of them awakens Kharis, who was entombed alive to guard the princess.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Amazing performances by Peter Cushing as John Banning and Christopher Lee as Kharis, respectively.
 * 2) The makeup and costume of Kharis looks effectively creepy.
 * 3) Like always, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee have incredible chemistry together on screen.
 * 4) The music, dialogue, set design, and the look of the Mummy himself all works together to create a creepy and forbiding atmosphere throughout the majority of the film.
 * 5) It concludes the trifecta of hammer film horror series, which includes Dracula and Frankenstein.

Reception
The Mummy has a 89% critic rating and a 64% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a 3.3/5 on Letterboxd, and a 6.8/10 on the International Movie Database (IMDB).