Allan Quatermain and the Plague of the Covenant

Allan Quatermain and the Plague of the Covenant is a 1997 made for television movie written by Josh Stolberg and Pete Goldfinger and directed by John T. Kretchmer.

It chronicles the adventure of Allan Quatermain in 1851 as pursues the legendary Ark of The Covenant along with viper beauty Jennifer Joleen (Rose McGowan) who is the leader of a Canaan group of bandits known as the Philistines.

The film premiered on Fox Movie Channell on May 17th 1997.

Prologue: Ectbatana 1851
The story begins with Quatermain accompanying gypsy love Ivana Bacguerros into the ruins of the long lost temple of Astyages.

There they come across the mythological Traps of Astyages: Advanced technological traps set in place in his temple tomb to guard his buried with artifact the Golden Rhyton.

Along with Quatermain and Ivana is a group of four men whom are generals of a thieving Mexican Group known as the Whip Crackers whom are also after the Golden Rhyton and have formed group with Quatermain and the gypsy to retrieve.

Ivana serves as the guide through the temple as with psychic abilities she can sense the danger ahead and where to turn to reach the Rhyton.