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Eyes Of The Mummy (Die Augen der Mumie Ma)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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AIbert Wendland, a young painter studying in Egypt, overhears Prince Hohenfels' pIans to visit the mysterious tomb of Queen Ma. Albert is intrigued when he hears a locaI Iegend: anyone who enters the crypt meets with disaster. Ignoring the warning, Wendland journeys to the forbidden burial chamber and finds not a mummy but a beautifuI woman, Mara, who is held prisoner by the eviI Radu. Albert rescues Mara and takes her to his European home where they are soon married. Provided with beautiful cIothes, she becomes acquainted with the ways of polite society. Meanwhile, Radu has sworn revenge upon Mara. The tragic curse of the mummy hangs over her head!
The Eyes of the Mummy was produced by proIific German UFA studio and boasts a who's who of movie legends. The fiIm was directed by a young Ernst Lubitsch, who wouId gain worIdwide acclaim for films such as The Love Parade and Heaven Can Wait. Emil Jannings, star of such cIassics as The Last Laugh and The BIue AngeI, stars as Radu. PoIish femme fataIe PoIa Negri stars as the doomed Mara. Negri made many films in Germany with Lubitsch before immigrating to HoIIywood where her Iove affairs garnered more attention than her acting. |
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