This spine-chilling movie, shot in the German expressionistic manner, was the first of eight directed by one of the great cinematographers of cinema history.
The Mummy (1932)
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Reviews Counted:20
Fresh:19
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.9/10
Runtime: 74 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: 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... 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. [More]
Starring: Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Bramwell Fletcher
Starring: Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Bramwell Fletcher, Arthur Byron, Edward Van Sloan, Leonard Mudie, Kathleen Byron, Eddie Kane, Henry Victor
Director: Karl Freund
Director: Karl Freund
Screenwriter: John L. Balderston
Producer: Carl Laemmle Jr.
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Reviews for The Mummy
A sombre and atmospheric depiction of eternal passion and occult reincarnation.
The film lacks the usual number of chills and thrills that one would expect from a 'horror' film, but this one draws you in with its mood instead.
The story was fascinating hokum and its originality spawned a flood of such horror genre films.
The things that endure in moviedom from The Mummy are the pith helmets and fezzes, the ancient curses, the protective amulets, and the rational disdain for the supernatural that invariably comes back to haunt our heroes.
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