La Déesse de feu

Original title: She

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Ursula Andress, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Bernard Cribbins, Rosenda Monteros, and John Richardson in La Déesse de feu (1965)

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An Edwardian archaeologist and two companions stumble upon a lost city in East Africa, run by a beautiful queen whose love holds the promise of immortality.An Edwardian archaeologist and two companions stumble upon a lost city in East Africa, run by a beautiful queen whose love holds the promise of immortality.An Edwardian archaeologist and two companions stumble upon a lost city in East Africa, run by a beautiful queen whose love holds the promise of immortality.

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IMDb RATING

5.8/10

3.7K

YOUR RATING

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Haumeid
(as Andre Morell)

Soraya

Night Club Dancer
(as Soraya)

Julie Mendez

Night Club Dancer

Lisa Peake

Night Club Dancer

John Maxim

Guard Captain

Cherry Larman

Handmaiden

Bula Coleman

Handmaiden

Oo-Bla-Da Dancers

Native Dancers

George Lane Cooper

Guard
(uncredited)

George Pastell

Haumeid
(voice)
(uncredited)

Eddie Powell

Thug
(uncredited)

Nosher Powell

British Soldier
(uncredited)

Director
- Robert Day
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Trivia
Peter Cushing and Bernard Cribbins spent a day at Chessington Zoo learning to ride camels. They bonded over this and a mutual love of birdwatching.

Goofs
During the gunfight in the desert, the same Arab, wearing a striped dark red top and white pants, is shot from his mount three separate times.

Quotes
Holly: Will you tell me something? This woman Ayesha, why do you all do her bidding without question?
Billali: It has always been so.
Holly: Yes, but why? She's only a woman and alone. You are men and many.
Billali: And like all men we are born, we live a span and we die. But she has been here forever. She is like the mountains, like the desert. Changeless, ageless, deathless.
Holly: That I cannot believe. In your fear, you have accepted the impossible as truth. No one lives forever. And no one was born to be the vassal of another. You know and feel this too, I've seen it in your eyes. Your body does her bidding but your spirit cries out to be free. Is that not true?
Billali: Each one of us has his own destiny to fulfill.
Holly: And yours, I suppose, is to fill the next alcove. I can't believe you're such a fool, Bellali.
Billali: No, Mr Holly. I am not such a fool.

Crazy credits
Opening credits prologue: PALESTINE 1918

Alternate versions
When originally released theatrically in the UK, the BBFC made cuts to secure a 'U' rating. All cuts were waived in 1994 when the film was granted a 'U' certificate for home video.

Connections
Featured in The 'She' Story (1965)

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She Who Must Be Obeyed!

Lovely Hammer vehicle about a group of Britishers trying to find fame, fortune, and for one, love in the desert. The three men are Peter Cushing as a professor of archaeology, Bernard Cribbins as his valet, and John Richardson as Leo...the man promised all if he makes the perilous trip through the desert for She. She is an atypical Hammer film. There is not a lot of blood and horror, but plenty of adventure. The film boasts a fine Hammer troupe of wonderful actors. Cushing is exceptional as the professor. Cribbins(a very underrated actor) also shines. Andre Morrell and Christopher Lee also are on hand. Lee has little to really do, however. The male lead Richardson is a bit on the monotonous side, but he does an adequate job. She, the queen of a lost city and people, is played by sex goddess Ursala "Undress" Andress(she keeps her clothes on in this one). Andress probably does give her finest acting performance in this film(it's okay but don't get TOO excited!). The settings look very good, very realistic, and the score by veteran Hammer composer James Barnard easily is the best thing about the film. Bernard creates a wonderful variety of music which enhance the action and romance in the film.