Though my memory on this is hazy, I think it was a low budget horror film or TV movie from the late 70’s/early 80s. It may have been a mummy movie or something to do with Egypt/curses. Towards the end, a group of people are in a boat with ill-gotten treasure. An idol they have – which is small and Buddha-like – horrifyingly begins breathing. I think it gets thrown overboard. Any ideas?
“Cruise into Terror”(1977 TV movie)?
Sorry it was 1978. I remember seeing this one, it’s very scary. Here is the IMDb page:
Cruise Into Terror
http://imdb.com/rg/an_share/title/title/tt0077382/
Incredible! That’s got to be it. I actually met Christopher and Lynda Day George (stars of the film) a year or two after that “Cruise into Terror” when they hung out with my dad for a weekend when they were in Rome, Italy filming a movie. Thank you!
Thank you.
Solved!