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Tale of the Mummy

1998 · Movie · 85 min

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  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer17%as of 2025-10-08
  • Rotten Tomatoes average4.2/10as of 2021-10-05

What it is

Tale of the Mummy is a 1998 adventure horror thriller film directed by Russell Mulcahy, and starring Jason Scott Lee, Jack Davenport, Sean Pertwee, Louise Lombard, Michael Lerner, Christopher Lee, Honor Blackman, and Shelley Duvall. Set in London, the film follows a woman who battles the curse of Talos, an ancient mummy, years after his tomb was infiltrated by her archeologist grandfather.

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Genres
Horror
Original language
English

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