The Awakening (1980 film)
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The Awakening is a 1980 British horror film directed by Mike Newell in his directorial debut and starring Charlton Heston, Susannah York, and Stephanie Zimbalist. It is the third film version of Bram Stoker's 1903 novel The Jewel of Seven Stars, following the 1970 television adaptation as The Curse of the Mummy for the TV series Mystery and Imagination, and the 1971 theatrical film by Hammer, Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (in which Ahmed Osman also appeared). It was released by Warner Bros.
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| Directed by | Mike Newell |
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| Based on | The Jewel of Seven Stars by Bram Stoker |
| Produced by | Robert H. Solo |
| Starring | Charlton Heston Susannah York Jill Townsend Stephanie Zimbalist |
| Cinematography | Jack Cardiff |
| Edited by | Terry Rawlings |
| Music by | Claude Bolling |
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| Distributed by | Columbia-EMI-Warner Distributors[1] |
Release date | 31 October 1980 (US) |
Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | AUS$5.3 million[2] |
| Box office | US$8 million[3] |
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Another adaptation of Stoker's novel was released directly to video in 1997 under the title Bram Stoker's The Mummy.