Archaeologists digging in Egypt uncover the 3000-year-old mummy of Im-ho-tep, a prince who was buried alive, with a curse placed on anyone who opens his tomb. The disturbance brings restores life to the mummy, who escapes and assumes the persona of Ardeth Bey (Boris Karloff), a mysterious Egyptian whose one goal is to reincarnate his lover of 3000 years ago. When he believes he sees a shadow of his lost love in lovely young Helen Grosvenor (Zita Johann), only her would-be suitor, Frank Whemple (David Manners), and resourceful Dr. Muller (Edward Van Sloan) can save her from body from being consumed by the soul of a long-dead woman. Thanks to director Karl Freund and an understated performance by horror legend Boris Karloff, THE MUMMY is a dreamlike masterpiece.
Horror classic starring Boris Karloff as the mummy who rises from the dead in 1921, many centuries after his burial in Egypt. The lonely creature, however, would like to be reunited with his lady love -- who was also buried centuries ago...
Cinematographer Karl Freund made his film directing debut with "The Mummy."
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Collectors Edition
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono 2.0 - English
Additional Release Material:
Featurette: "Mummy Dearest"
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Audio Commentary: Paul M. Jensen - Film Historian
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Text/Photo Galleries:
Production Notes
Stills/Photos: "The Mummy Archives" - A Gallery of Posters and Rare Universal Photographs
Biographies: Cast & Director
Director of Photography
Charles Stumar: Director Of Photography\"Werewolf Of London"
Art Director
Willy Pogany:
Review 1:
"[T]he first 10 minutes of this oft-remade but never bettered classic...are among the most eerily effective in the horror canon." -- Grade: A-
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.48 07/18/2008
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