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THE MUMMY

1932 • US HMDB
December 22, 1932

An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when a British archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the researchers accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field site and searches for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.

Directors

Karl Freund

Cast

Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Arthur Byron, Edward Van Sloan, Bramwell Fletcher, Noble Johnson, Kathryn Byron, Leonard Mudie, James Crane
Fantasy Horror Romance

REVIEWS (1)

MC

Marco Castellini

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An archaeologist brings a sarcophagus containing a mummy from Egypt and places it in a museum. One day, unintentionally reciting an ancient prayer found on a papyrus, he awakens the being that begins to commit a series of atrocious crimes. A young man will take care of putting it back into eternal sleep. Classic horror of the thirties with a masterful Boris Karloff, not very suitable for the modern public but very suggestive. For black and white nostalgics.