The Awakening

The Awakening (1980)

  • 33% of users liked it
    (389 ratings)

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… More

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Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Horror
In Theaters
Oct 1, 1980 Wide
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Critic Reviews

  • John Beifuss, Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

    Twenty-four years after he freed the Israelites, Charlton Heston returned to Egypt to insult the ancient gods again in 'The Awakening.' Let my people go -- to their Netflix queues, to request the erratic but more enjoyable 'Blood from the Mummy's Tomb.'

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    Funnier than most comedies

  • Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

    Dry-as-dust "possession" fare.

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  • AJ V


    An okay movie about mummies, it kind of has an "Omen" feel to it at times, and it's pretty boring in the beginning, but it gets better in the end. Overall, it's okay.

  • jay n


    The words claptrap, junk and hokum all spring to mind when this silly possession movie is mentioned. Produced during that unfortunate period after The Exorcist hit big and every other movie was some type of scare flick this one doesn't even have a very plausible script to start… More

  • Dr Blood  


    This is just a remake of Hammer's "Blood from the Mummy's Tomb" and is equally as slow and boring. The only moment of any merit is how beautiful the transformed Stephanie Zimbalist looks near the end.

  • The S


    This film version of Bram Stoker's horror novel, The Jewel of the Seven Stars, is a worthy enough effort with a strong cast and impressive locations but it's all a bit too clinical and dry to be genuinely entertaining.

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