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She Ursula Andress (1965)
1965, 106 MINS, COLOUR, UK
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The film was part-financed by Seven Arts, who paid for Dr No’s Ursula Andress to star as the character the poster proclaimed as ‘the world’s most beautiful woman!’ (and, boy, they weren't wrong!). Interiors were filmed at Elstree Studios, while Hammer made a rare foreign excursion to film the exteriors in southern Israel. The glossy result gave Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee one of their most poignant scenes together and was a huge box-office hit. Despite this neither director Robert Day nor Ursula Andress returned for the sequel.
She is the incredible tale of Leo Vincey (John Richardson - One Million Years BC, The Vengeance of She), an ex-serviceman in the Midlle East right after World War I who, along with his superior officer, Major Holly (Peter Cushing - Frankenstein Created Woman, The Beast Must Die), embarks on a quest for a fabled lost city deep in the uncharted regions of Africa. After an ardous trek the men make their way to the lost city of Kuma with the help of a native girl, Ustanre (Rosenda Monteros - The Magnificient Seven). Here they find a legendary queen who possesses the secret to immortality. The queen, Ursula Andress - Dr. No, Clash of the Titans) rules over a land descended into savagery and cannibalism. 'She Who Must Be Obeyed' has been waiting for almost two millenia for the re-incarnation of her beloved, Kallikrates, who she killed in a jealous fury in ancient Egypt where they were lovers.
The undying queen's jealously guarded secret is revealed to be an icy "Blue Flame" that, when entered, gives one eternal life. When She tries to take Leo into the "Blue Flame" with plans for eventual world domination, a horrific surprise awaits them...
She
Single Disc [1965]
Price: £15.99 (UK Sterling) / $ 33.99 (US Dollars approx)
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