The Awakening

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The Awakening

"They thought they had buried her forever!"

1980

1h 45m

5.5(82 votes)

Horror

Overview

When a British archaeologist violates an Egyptian queen's tomb, her evil spirit enters his daughter.

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17 members

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Charlton Heston

Matthew Corbeck

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Susannah York

Jane Turner

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Jill Townsend

Anne Corbeck

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Stephanie Zimbalist

Margaret Corbeck

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Patrick Drury

Paul Whittier

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Bruce Myers

Dr. Khalid

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Nadim Sawalha

Dr. El Sadek

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Ian McDiarmid

Dr. Richter

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Ahmed Osman

Yussef

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Miriam Margolyes

Dr. Kadira

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Michael Mellinger

Hamid

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Leonard Maguire

John Matthews

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Ishia Bennison

Nurse

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Madhav Sharma

Doctor

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Michael Halphie

Doctor

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Roger Kemp

Doctor

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Christopher Fairbank

Porter

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