The Mummy [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray]

Director: Karl Freund Karl Freund

Overview

Brought back to life after nearly 3,700 years, Egyptian high priest Imhotep wreaks havoc upon the members of a British field exposition. While disguised as a contemporary Egyptologist, he falls in love with Zita Johann, whom he recognizes as the incarnation of a priestess who died nearly 40 centuries earlier.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/03/2023
UPC:	0191329253076
Original Release:	1932
Source:	Universal Studios
Language:	English
Format:	Blu-ray
Sales rank:	9,461

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Boris Karloff	Ardath Bey
Zita Johann	Helen Grosvenor/Princess Anckesen-Amon
David Manners	Frank Whemple
Edward Van Sloan	Dr. Muller
A.S. Byron	Sir Joseph Whemple,Frau Muller,Sir Joseph Whemple,Actor
Bramwell Fletcher	Norton
Noble Johnson	the Nubian
Leonard Mudie	Professor Pearson
Eddie Kane	Doctor
Tony Marlow	Inspector
Arnold Gray	Knight
James Crane	Pharaoh
Henry Victor	Warrior

Technical Credits

John L. Balderston

Karl Freund	Director
John L. Balderston	Screenwriter
Carl Laemmle Jr.	Producer
John P. Fulton	Special Effects

Editorial Reviews

Starring Boris Karloff in a legendary performance, the original Mummy is one of the most elegant, atmospheric horror films ever made. In subtle yet utterly convincing mummy makeup, Karloff is less a monster than a lovelorn wraith -- superbly sinister yet tragic. Mistaking an archeologist's fiancée (Zita Johann) for the woman he loved and lost thousands of years earlier, Karloff attempts to take her back to the grave with him -- literally. Karl Freund, the German cinematographer on such silent masterworks as Metropolis, directed The Mummy for Universal, displaying an Expressionist flair for dramatic lighting and striking camera angles. Made on a low budget, The Mummy creates a mood of pervasive, poetic creepiness, rather than out-and-out terror. The DVD version is close-captioned and includes production notes, commentary by film historian Paul M. Jenson, and an original documentary by David J. Skal, Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed.