Tale of the Mummy

Tale of the Mummy
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRussell Mulcahy
Screenplay by
  • John Esposito
  • Russell Mulcahy
Story by
  • Keith Williams
  • Russell Mulcahy
Produced by
  • Silvio Muraglia
  • Daniel Sladek
Starring
CinematographyGabriel Beristain
Edited byArmen Minasian
Music byStefano Mainetti
Production
companies
  • 7th Voyage
  • Centurion
  • Cine Grande Corporation
  • The Carousel Picture Company
  • The Pharaohs Company Ltd.
  • Telepool
Distributed byDimension Films
Release date
Running time
  • 115 minutes (original cut)
  • 88 minutes (North American cut)
Countries
  • United States
  • Luxembourg
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million

Tale of the Mummy (also known as Russell Mulcahy's Tale of the Mummy and Talos – the Mummy) is a 1998 adventure horror thriller film directed by Russell Mulcahy, and starring Jason Scott Lee, Jack Davenport, Sean Pertwee, Louise Lombard, Michael Lerner, Christopher Lee, Honor Blackman, and Shelley Duvall. Set in London, the film follows a woman who battles the curse of Talos, an ancient mummy, years after his tomb was infiltrated by her archeologist grandfather.