The Curse of King Tut's Tomb is a 1980 horror film directed by Philip Leacock and starring Eva Marie Saint, Harry Andrews, Raymond Burr and Tom Baker, with Paul Scofield as the narrator.
The English archaeologist Howard Carter and his financier, Lord Carnarvon discover the tomb of Tut-Ench-Amun after years of search.
The film was made-for-television by Columbia Pictures Television,[2] with the story based on the book Behind the Mask of Tutankhamen by Barry Wynne.
[3] It is a fictionalised account of Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon's excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb,[4] with the real events embellished with various myths and legends.
[1] The English actor Ian McShane was originally cast as Carter, but had to be replaced when he was involved in a car accident prior to filming and broke his leg.