The Awakening (Imprint) ( The Wakening )

The Awakening (Imprint) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: The Wakening
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby Linear PCM )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
105 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1980 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Mike Newell

Written By:
Chris Bryant
Clive Exton

Actors:
Charlton Heston ..... Matthew Corbeck
Susannah York ..... Jane Turner
Jill Townsend ..... Anne Corbeck
Stephanie Zimbalist ..... Margaret Corbeck
Patrick Drury ..... Paul Whittier
Bruce Myers ..... Dr. Khalid
Nadim Sawalha ..... Dr. El Sadek
Ian McDiarmid ..... Dr. Richter
Ahmed Osman ..... Yussef
Miriam Margolyes ..... Dr. Kadira
Michael Mellinger ..... Hamid
Leonard Maguire ..... John Matthews
Ishia Bennison ..... Nurse
Madhav Sharma ..... Doctor
Michael Halphie ..... Doctor

Synopsis:

English archaeologist Matthew Corbeck (played by the emphatically-American Charlton Heston) undertakes an expedition to find the tomb of the Egyptian princess Kara, despite his awareness of a nefarious curse that is said to befall anyone who disturbs the tomb. Eighteen years after Corbeck's discovery of the burial site, his teenage daughter (who was born at the very moment of the tomb's violation) begins to behave strangely. Turns out she's been possessed by Kara's malevolent spirit, carrying out the princess's revenge by causing several deaths and developing a less-than-healthy obsession with Daddy. Based very loosely on Bram Stoker's novel The Jewel of Seven Stars (itself the inspiration for Hammer's superior Blood from the Mummy's Tomb), this is basically Warner Brothers' attempt to jump on the big-budget horror bandwagon in the wake of The Omen's staggering success. The result is a good-looking but artistically hollow film -- with elaborate sets, lush cinematography and a sweeping musical score, but little in the way of logic or suspense.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 24 February, 2022.