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The Mummy

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The Mummy (1932)

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Reviews Counted: 20 Fresh: 19  Rotten:1 Average Rating: 7.9/10
Runtime: 74 mins
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 to the mummy, who escapes and assumes the persona of Ardeth Bey (Boris Karloff), a mysterious... [More]
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. [Less]

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Starring: Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Bramwell Fletcher, Arthur Byron

Director: Karl Freund
Screenwriter: John L. Balderston
Producer: Carl Laemmle Jr.

DVD Info

Release:

Jul 8, 2008

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • 2-Disc Set
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono - English
  • Subtitles - English (SDH), French, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Paul M. Jenson - Film Historian
  • 2. Rick Baker, Scott Essman, Steve Haberman, Bob Burns, Brent Armstrong
  • Featurette - MUMMY DEAREST: A HORROR TRADITION UNEARTHED
  • Trailer - Trailer Gallery

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Poster Gallery
  • Still Gallery

Disc 2:

Additional Release Material:

  • Documentary - UNIVERSAL HORROR DOCUMENTARY
  • Featurette - 1. HE WHO MADE MONSTERS: LIFE AND LEGACY OF JACK PIERCE
  • 2. URAVELING THE LEGACY OF THE MUMMY

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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.

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09/19/07 03:02 PM
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The drama may be clumsy, but Freund's lighting is a wonder.

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09/19/07 03:00 PM
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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The photography is superior to the dialogue.

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08/08/06 03:15 AM
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A sombre and atmospheric depiction of eternal passion and occult reincarnation.

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06/24/06 03:56 AM
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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"It's alive! It's alive!"

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12/05/05 11:41 PM
Cole Smithey
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More atmospheric than terrifying

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09/16/05 07:20 AM
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World
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07/24/05 08:38 PM
Emanuel Levy
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03/25/05 09:46 PM
Greg Maki
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The flashbacks are particularly terrifying.

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01/03/05 06:46 AM
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan
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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.

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11/01/04 10:16 PM
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
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07/16/04 05:33 PM
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
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12/19/03 12:02 PM
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Universal pulls another moody horror classic out of its hat.

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11/13/03 03:41 AM
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum
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A bit slow, but Karloff at his peak. A true horror masterpiece.

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12/25/02 10:15 PM
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
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Poetic, brilliant, creepy horror classic with a great Karloff performance

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08/22/02 12:12 PM
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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08/01/02 08:55 PM
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium
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The first and (arguably) the best of the Mummy's stalk-a-thons.

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07/25/02 10:23 PM
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
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The story was fascinating hokum and its originality spawned a flood of such horror genre films.

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04/23/02 07:52 AM
Dennis Schwartz
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Absolutely marvelous.

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01/01/00 12:00 AM
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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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01/01/00 12:00 AM
MaryAnn Johanson
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