The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
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| Directed by | Russell Mulcahy |
| Produced by | Mitch Engel |
| Written by | David Titcher |
| Starring | Casper Van Dien Leonor Varela Jonathan Hyde Steven Waddington Malcolm McDowell |
| Music by | Nathan Furst |
| Cinematography | Chris Manley Ranjeev Mulchandani |
| Editing by | Colleen Halsey |
| Running time | 170 mins |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb is a 2006 film, directed by Russell Mulcahy
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[edit] Synopsis
In 1922 Cairo, maverick archeologist Danny Freemont (Casper Van Dien) searches for the tomb of Tutankhamen and the last of four pieces of an ancient jade tablet rumored to possess great occult powers. His ruthless academic rival, Morgan Sinclair (Jonathan Hyde), has stolen the first three pieces on behalf of the Hellfire Council, a secret cabal of powerful men who plan to use the tablet to maintain and extend their world domination.
Freemont has only his wily determination and a ragtag band of adventurers, including the brilliant, but skeptical, Egyptologist Dr. Azelia Barakat (Leonor Varela). Gun battles, kidnappings, murder and betrayals will dog his quest. What neither side realizes is that once the pieces have been rejoined, the tablet will open the portal to hell, unleashing the demons of the underworld. But it shows also the King Tutankhamen (Francisco Bosch) rising from the depths to manage casting the demon away.
[edit] Cast
- Casper Van Dien : Dany Freemont
- Leonor Varela : Dr. Azelia Barakat
- Francisco Bosch : Tutankhamen
- Jonathan Hyde : Morgan Sinclair
- Malcolm McDowell : Nathan Cairns
[edit] Inaccuracies
The King Tut discovery was claimed by the Egyptian official in the name of "the Republic of Egypt". However, the Republic of Egypt wasn't established until 1953. The tomb was discovered in 1922. The men carried pistols, but none of them had gun belts or ammunition. Pistols in the 1920s had six bullet chambers, so a man could only get off six shots before he had to reload. Yet when the two Egyptians chase Danny Fremont in the camel race, they fire at least 14 bullets without reloading. The Hellfire Council meets in a huge mansion with a lush green lawn. There were no sprinkler systems in 1922 so how did they grow all that grass? The Hellfire Council meets in a room illuminated by candlelight and firelight. Yet the university classrooms have overhead electric fans. When Danny is filming the interior of Tut's tomb, he sets up spotlights all around the interior of the tomb. There was no way to power the lights. The British bad guys wear layers of clothing although the temperature is in the 90's in Egypt in the winter. The men's trousers were zippered. Zippers weren't added to men's trousers until the late 1930's. Sinclaire's character wears sunglasses in one scene. Although the technology existed prior to 1922, sunglasses weren't produced commercially until after 1929. Sinclaire knows that Danny has planted the King Tut funeral mask because it's "found" in shallow soil and thus not covered by centuries worth of sand. Yet the entrance to the tomb is itself found in shallow soil and not buried by centuries worth of sand. Dr. Barakat apparently works in Cairo and Danny teaches there. King Tut's tomb is in Luxor, hundreds of miles away. Yet they go back and forth between the two as though they're located in adjoining suburbs.
