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The Eyes of the Mummy
🎬 Movie

The Eyes of the Mummy

1918 · 58 min Drama Horror Adventure
5.4 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The film builds dread methodically, layer by layer. Genre tools are used skillfully — no cheap jump scares, relying instead on genuine unease.

Worth watching for those tired of predictable horror. There's character and internal logic here. If you want quick adrenaline — better choose something else.

For those who want films that work with feeling rather than plot mechanics.

Director: Ernst Lubitsch

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: A dark evening when the house is quiet. Headphones mandatory — the sound is half the film.

🎭 Cast

Pola Negri

Pola Negri

Ma

Emil Jannings

Emil Jannings

Radu

Harry Liedtke

Harry Liedtke

Albert Wendland

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Max Laurence

Prince Hohenfels

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