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The Awakening

1980·105 min

The Awakening

Directed by Mike Newell

Horror

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

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Charlton Heston

Matthew Corbeck

Jane Turner

Anne Corbeck

Stephanie Zimbalist

Margaret Corbeck

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The Awakening (1980) is about when a British archaeologist violates an Egyptian queen's tomb, her evil spirit enters his daughter.

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Mike Newell directed The Awakening (1980).

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