as Edith Butros Gerard Butler as Burke Jon Polito as Parsons Ronan Vibert as Young Bill Treacher as Stuart Elizabeth Power as Mary Roger Morrissey as The Mummy Enzo Junior as Prince Talos Production The film was devised by Mulcahy and his one-time rock video collaborator Keith Williams as therapy to get over a skiing accident suffered by the director during Christmas 1995 as Williams knew of Mulcahy's affinity for the Hammer Mummy film. Tale of the Mummy was filmed in Luxembourg in the Fall of 1997 under the title of Talos the Mummy. In June 1998, it was announced Miramax's genre label Dimension Films had acquired distribution rights to the film. Reception Nicholas Sylvain of DVD Verdict derided the film, saying that while it had an interesting premise, some effects were "merely bad, while others border on the ludicrous", and that the story made no sense. Martin Liebman of Blu-ray.com gave it a 2.5/5 rating, conceding that the film is technically well-done, but calling the plotting unoriginal and characters bland. He recommended viewers only watch Christopher Lee's scenes. British Horror Films reviewer Chris Wood praised Tale of the Mummy as an homage to Hammer Films horror movies of mid-20th century, with the token inclusion of Lee. Tale of the Mummy currently has a 17% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 4.19/10. Home media The North American version is only 88 minutes, shorter than the European version of 115 minutes. A Blu-ray of the film was released by Echo Bridge Entertainment on March 20, 2012. References External links 1998 thriller films 1990s adventure films American supernatural horror films British supernatural horror films English-language Luxembourgian films Luxembourgian horror films Mummy films Films directed by Russell Mulcahy Films scored by Stefano Mainetti Films set in 1948 Films set in 1999 1998 horror films 1998 films Miramax films Dimension Films films British horror films Films about reincarnation 1990s English-language films Films based on Egyptian mythology Films about archaeology Resurrection in film 1990s American films 1990s British films