La venganza de la momia (1975)

La venganza de la momia: Directed by Carlos Aured. With Paul Naschy, Jack Taylor, María Silva, Helga Liné. After the cruel Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep’s mummy was discovered and transported to London, his distant relative travels from Egypt to England in order to resurrect his body.

“This film begins with an evil Pharaoh named u0026quot;Amenhotepu0026quot; (Paul Naschy) who tortures and kills innocent people for his wicked amusement. In addition to that his favorite concubine u0026quot;Amarnau0026quot; (Rina Ottolina) takes equal pleasure in his wanton acts of cruelty as well. Eventually, however, this catches up to them as Amarna is stabbed to death while Amenhotep is given a rare poison which doesnu0026#39;t kill him but leaves him in a paralyzed state which–combined with a certain mummification ritual–entombs him for life in his sarcophagus. And then one day a British archaeological expedition led by man named u0026quot;Professor Nathan Sternu0026quot; (Jack Taylor) finds his tomb and excavates the sarcophagus to the British Museum of Natural History in London where Amenhotep is revived by a greedy sycophant named u0026quot;Assad Beyu0026quot; (also played by Paul Naschy) and his beautiful assistant u0026quot;Zanuferu0026quot; (Helga Line). Unfortunately, this isnu0026#39;t enough for Amenhotep as he then offers power and wealth to the two if they agree to do whatever he orders. To that end they are sent out to capture and kill young women so that Amenhotep can drink their blood in order to attain eternal life. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this film didnu0026#39;t follow the standard plot for a u0026quot;Mummy filmu0026quot; in that the mummy was a pharaoh rather than the high priest. Likewise, the mummy didnu0026#39;t follow the orders of whoever revived him but gave them instead. Be that as it may, although it wasnu0026#39;t quite as good as some of the Hammer films it was okay for the most part with Helga Line and Maria Silva (as u0026quot;Abigailu0026quot;) certainly adding to the scenery with their beauty and charm. Average.”