The Awakening
- IMDb link: 0080402
- IMDb rating: 4.9 (3,261 votes)
- Genres: Horror
- Director: Mike Newell, Charlton Heston
- Cast: Susannah York, Stephanie Zimbalist, Jill Townsend and others
- Release date: 31 Oct 1980
- Release year: 1980
- Runtime: 101 minutes
- Country: United Kingdom
- Keywords: egyptologist, british museum, archeological dig, evil queen, reincarnation, hieroglyphics, ancient egypt, anubis, premature labor, discovery
Plot:
An American archaeologist is in Egypt with his pregnant wife, searching for the tomb of a long-lost Egyptian queen. At the same moment he discovers the tomb and opens it's accursed seal, his wife gives birth to his daughter. Years later it transpires that the malevolent spirit of the Egyptian queen left the tomb just as he was entering, and possessed his baby girl. As the truth becomes clear, the archaeologist realizes that he must destroy his daughter in a ceremonial ritual, before she uses her awesome powers to threaten the safety of mankind.