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The Awakening

BBC One
on BBC One London

Starring
Charlton Heston Susannah York
Egypt, 1961: archaeologist
Matthew Corbeck uncovers the lost tomb of the evil Queen Kara at the very moment his daughter is bom. Eighteen years later Corbeck ships the mummy to England and returns to Egypt with his daughter to steal artefacts from
Kara's tomb.
But he soon suspects that the dead queen, infamous for killing her incestuous father, is possessing the soul of his daughter.
An adaptation of Bram Stoker 's tale of terror.
Based on the novel
The Jewel of the Seven Stars Director Mike Newell
0 FILMS: pages 17-21

Contributors

Unknown:
Charlton Heston
Unknown:
Matthew Corbeck
Unknown:
Bram Stoker
Director:
Mike Newell
Matthew Corbeck:
Charlton Heston
Jane Turner:
Susannah York
Anne Corbeck:
Jill Townsend
Margaret Corbeck:
Stephanie Zimbalist
Paul Whittier:
Patrick Drury
Dr Khalid:
Bruce Myers
Dr El Sadek:
Nadim Sawalha
Dr Richter:
Ian McDiarmid
Yussef:
Ahmed Osman
Dr Kadira:
Miriam Margolyes
John Matthews:
Leonard Maguire
Source: Radio Times

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