The Eyes of the Mummy

A silent, shadowy melodrama that lures you into exotic dread and obsessive longing, with a hypnotic pull and a tragic, fatalistic air.

Directed by

Ernst Lubitsch

Genres

Drama, Horror, Adventure

Starring

Pola Negri, Emil Jannings, Harry Liedtke

Overview

Egyptians Radu and Ma milk British tourists out of their money by offering phony tours of a mummy's tomb-- Radu has the girl lend her eyes to the "mummy" from inside an empty sarcophagus. When adventurer Wendland comes to visit the tomb, Ma is rescued and falls in love with him, leaving Radu in the dust. Needless to say, her former employer / captor follows them abroad in order to exact his revenge.

How it feels

Dark, melancholic, eerie and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Obsession, betrayal, revenge, identity

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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