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The Eyes of the Mummy (1918)
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch
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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.
Rated NR | Length 58 minutes
Actors
Pola Negri | Emil Jannings | Harry Liedtke | Max Laurence
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/22/2019 | Computer | Streaming | Video on Demand | 6.5 stars |
| (Average) 6.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Lubitsch, Negri and Jannings before they were famous in their own times. Very colonialist in retrospect but you can’t help but be drawn in by Negri and Jannings’ performances. This has the general elements of all the later mummy films in it. Wonder if this was the first committed to film?
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