The Awakening (1980 film)

The Awakening is a 1980 British horror film. It is the debut film of director Mike Newell, who had previously worked extensively in television. The Awakening is the third film version of Bram Stokers 1903 novel The Jewel of Seven Stars, following a 1970 television adaptation as The Curse of the Mummy, and the 1971 theatrical film, Blood from the Mummys Tomb in which Ahmed Osman also appeared. The Awakening stars Charlton Heston, Susannah York, and Stephanie Zimbalist in an early acting role. It was released by Warner Bros.

The film opens on an Egyptian archaeological dig in 1961. Three of the main characters are introduced Matthew Corbeck Heston, his wife Anne Corbeck Jill Townsend, and Jane Turner Susannah York. Matthew and Jane are discussing their efforts to uncover the tomb of an ancient Egyptian queen. Anne is distressed by the relationship between her husband and his assistant. It is later proved that her distress is justified.Corbeck and Turner discover a long hidden tomb that bears an inscription Do Not Approach the Nameless One Lest Your Soul Be Withered. They continue on to discover the burial chamber of Queen Kara. As Corbeck prepares to breach the entrance, Anne begins a painful premature labour. Corbeck and Jane return to the camp and find Anne lying on the floor in a trancelike state. Corbeck takes her to the hospital and leaves her there so that he can return to the dig. Annes pregnancy ends in stillbirth. As Corbeck and Turner open the mummys sarcophagus, the stillborn infant is restored to life. Corbeck neglects his wife and daughter Margaret, and Anne takes the baby and leaves him. ........

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