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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1980-07-09
Languageen
Runtime1h 45m
Revenue$8,415,112
Production

EMI Films, Robert H. Solo Productions

5.4(92)
•1980•1h 45m

The Awakening

"They thought they had buried her forever!"

Horror

Overview

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

Director
Mike Newell
Writing & Screenplay
Chris BryantClive Exton
Cinematography
Jack Cardiff

Principal Cast

17 credited
Charlton Heston
Charlton HestonMatthew Corbeck
Susannah York
Susannah YorkJane Turner
Jill Townsend
Jill TownsendAnne Corbeck
Stephanie Zimbalist
Stephanie ZimbalistMargaret Corbeck
Patrick Drury
Patrick DruryPaul Whittier
Bruce Myers
Bruce MyersDr. Khalid
Nadim Sawalha
Nadim SawalhaDr. El Sadek
Ian McDiarmid
Ian McDiarmidDr. Richter
AO
Ahmed OsmanYussef
Miriam Margolyes
Miriam MargolyesDr. Kadira

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