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The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

  • TV Movie
  • 2006
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 50m
IMDb RATING
4.3/10
2.6K
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The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (2006)
AdventureFantasyHorror

Thousands of years ago, the great Child King Tutankhamen ruled. Few know the details of his life no one knows the secrets of his death. But all is about to change. In 1922 Cairo, free-spirit... Read allThousands of years ago, the great Child King Tutankhamen ruled. Few know the details of his life no one knows the secrets of his death. But all is about to change. In 1922 Cairo, free-spirited archaeologist Danny Fremont is certain that if found, King Tut's Emerald Tablet would h... Read allThousands of years ago, the great Child King Tutankhamen ruled. Few know the details of his life no one knows the secrets of his death. But all is about to change. In 1922 Cairo, free-spirited archaeologist Danny Fremont is certain that if found, King Tut's Emerald Tablet would hold the ultimate power to control the world. But unfortunately, the only person who believ... Read all

  • Director
    • Russell Mulcahy
  • Writer
    • David N. Titcher
  • Stars
    • Casper Van Dien
    • Jonathan Hyde
    • Leonor Varela
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.3/10
    2.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Russell Mulcahy
    • Writer
      • David N. Titcher
    • Stars
      • Casper Van Dien
      • Jonathan Hyde
      • Leonor Varela
    • 51User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Casper Van Dien
    Casper Van Dien
    • Danny Freemont
    Jonathan Hyde
    Jonathan Hyde
    • Morgan Sinclair
    Leonor Varela
    Leonor Varela
    • Dr. Azelia Barakat
    Steven Waddington
    Steven Waddington
    • Jason McGreevy
    Niko Nicotera
    Niko Nicotera
    • Andrew Walker
    Tat Whalley
    Tat Whalley
    • Rembrandt
    Brendan Patricks
    Brendan Patricks
    • Brian Eastcliff
    Patrick Toomey
    Patrick Toomey
    • Jacques Belmond
    Malcolm McDowell
    Malcolm McDowell
    • Nathan Cairns
    Simon Callow
    Simon Callow
    • George Russell
    Tom Alter
    Tom Alter
    • Lord Eastcliff
    Rajesh Balwani
    • Prakesh
    Robin Das
    • Mahmoud
    Parvin Dabas
    Parvin Dabas
    • Yunan Heikal
    Nikita Anand
    Nikita Anand
    • Female Student
    Shakeel Khan
    • Male Student
    Vikrant Chaurasia
    • One-legged boy
    Vir Das
    Vir Das
    • Jabari
    • Director
      • Russell Mulcahy
    • Writer
      • David N. Titcher
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    2gloria-47

    A real hoot for a lazy TV afternoon

    One of the most fascinating things about this film (apart from Jonathan Hyde's extraordinary resemblance with Henry Daniell)is watching how the plot meanders and wanders with no destination in sight as if it were an Art Nouveau filigrain.

    I suspect that the archeology academics would seriously object at the unorthodox -but revolutionary- system that the protagonist and his buddies use to find the legendary Pharaoh's tomb, namely, by sitting in the terraces of Cairo's seediest bars and leaving them without alcoholic stock. Their interest is, however, scientific, except for the legionnaire buddy who is more interested in gold statuettes accidentally getting lost in his greatcoat pockets (Having mentioned the legionnaire, I must say that I admire the courage of the scriptwriter, who reveals to us -for the very first time- that Egypt was at the time a French protectorate, and not, as we've been led to believe by the official history, associated to the British empire)

    The bad guys stick to the old, slow, boring system of studying the terrain and excavating carefully according to old Ieroglyphs, while our hero and his friends discover the tomb the legendary grave by happily throwing dynamite sticks at random: a new path is opened thus for archeology.
    2pjmurnane

    About as Bad as They Come

    I've always thought I was one of the more forgiving movie viewers in the country, but I just can't describe how bad this movie is. The "Egyptology" described in the terribly written introduction voice-over must be from not a parallel universe, but a skewed one, because it certainly has nothing to do with this one. The dialog is just atrocious. The acting could have been good -- I choose to believe this because the bad directing so completely overwhelmed any performance talent that evidence of acting ability is completely undetectable. The characters would have to be improved to be two dimensional. The pacing was haphazard at best. I can't remember the editing, so it must have been better than the other aspects of the film. I wish Joe Bob Briggs was still reviewing movies, because that's the most entertainment anyone could hope for from this film.
    6ozthegreatat42330

    Good Escapism if you ignore the facts!

    This is not "The Lord of The Rings" by any means and is not even the best work of Director Russell Mulcahy. And there were far too many natives of India trying to pass as Egyptians. Having said that I found this film to be good escapism entertainment if you realize that they are not trying to present any kind of historical fact. One of the best ways to sum it up is to imagine Indiana Jones on the cheap. Casper Van Dien is always fun to watch once you accept his natural cockiness and are pulled into his ability to be comic and serious at the same time.

    Johnathan Hyde is always excellent either as hero (ala "Richie Rich) or as villain, and he seems to be fated to play these evil archaeologist types recently. And Malcolm McDowell is always superb. But the winner in this film was the sets, props and the soundtrack. The film was worth that alone. Still, a tighter shot film in a shorter time frame might have made it all work better. Not Oscar material by a long shot, but worth the time if you have nothing better to do.
    3dave-847

    This movie IS the curse

    I seldom stop a movie part-way through and refuse to watch the rest of it. "The Curse of King Tut's Tomb" provoked that exact reaction. It tries to be an action movie and fails. It attempts, badly, to imitate elements of both "Mummy" pictures and falls v-e-r-y short. It desperately tries to grab onto parts of the "Indiana Jones" series and misses the mark every single time.

    The acting varies widely from stilted, to just plain amateurish. Any resemblance to historical accuracy is fleeting, at best, and CG work is about on a par with a talented child wielding an Etch-A-Sketch.

    The only reason I can fathom for hanging on to this DVD is to use as a coaster when you get unexpected company. I can only imagine that Messers McDowell and Hyde desperately needed work. They should have been more discriminating.

    The Director, Russell Mulcahy, seems to be on a role at this point. His version of "Mysterious Island" (2005) suffered from similar shortcomings and is another Movie Worth Missing. It is interesting to note that both "Mysterious Island" and "The Curse of King Tut's Tomb" were produced for The Hallmark Channel. Thankfully Hallmark greeting cards are much better than their movies.

    If you see this movie coming on, go floss your cat's teeth. It will be much more productive.
    5pswillis

    Should make enough to pay the bills.

    What else can we expect, this is an example of production companies to make films for 'entertainment' only and not have to pay the high Hollywood star wages.Even the 'bigger' name stars are working for less and as the scripting,historical accuracy is lacking the players get paid the producers can sell it, no real quality needed. Not to mention the new actors (esses) get some experience and become known. Goood movie to watch on a cold rainy day like,today. Anyway how can every movie be as great as Casablaca or Gone With The Wind, and at least its better than a 'teen movie'.The best factors are there is no swearing just to swear and no unnecessary sex.

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    • Trivia
      Jonathan Hyde (Morgan Sinclair) later described the film as "an absolutely ghastly pile of tosh" and claimed that he only took the role because he had never been to India before.
    • Goofs
      The scene with the movie audience watching newsreel footage of the team that discovered Tut's tomb shows the silent film in wide-screen. Silent films were projected at 1.33:1, not wide-screen.
    • Quotes

      Danny Freemont: Just kill me.

      Morgan Sinclair: Oh, I'm not going to kill you, Freemont. I'm going to mummify you.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Dark Secrets of the Hellfire Council (2006)

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    • Release date
      • May 27, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Hallmark Entertainment
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Тутанхамон: Прокляття гробниці
    • Filming locations
      • India
    • Production companies
      • Hallmark Entertainment
      • Silverstar Ltd.
      • Larry Levinson Productions
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    • Budget
      • $14,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 50m(170 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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