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Dawn of the Mummy follows the basic rules of the Italian zombie film. The gore and the undead are there, as well as fashion models and curses, and one character even suffers a wound early on that festers and boils as the movie continues (a recurring detail in many Italian zombie films). One crucial difference is that the film uses mummies, which do not infect others with the undead curse, instead of zombies. It stands out more as an original mummy film rather than an original zombie film. Compared with other zombie films of the era, it does fairly well. The acting isn't consistent across all actors, but it's fairly competent most of the time. The mummy's tomb set is perhaps the cheapest looking thing in the film. Otherwise, many of the shots are very nice. Even more surprisingly, some of the intended shocks actually work, primarily when misdirection is involved. Overall a decent entry, although occasionally the plot unfortunately took over.


 

Tagline: They Came from the Dead... To Feast on the Living...

Highlights: The end sequence where the mummies attack the Egyptian town. The great scene of mummy arms rising out of the desert sands at twilight.

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