With boris karloff, zita johann, david manners, arthur byron. The mummy is a 1932 american precode horror film directed by karl freund. The classic 1932s movie the mummy is revisited in this short adventure game, created by me in less than 72 hours with unreal engine 4. A resurrected egyptian mummy stalks a beautiful woman he believes to.
The obsession with reincarnation gives the film a weird zen spirituality that anchors it in the nineteenth century, when the belief became popular. Originally released in 1932, karl freunds the mummy intricately embodies this particular form of monstrosity relating to race, exoticism, and ethnography. Oct 25, 2016 imhotep boris karloff comes to life after ralph bramwell fletcher opens a scroll with a curse. It was the scene of frank whemple, desperate to protect the woman he loves. Today, im all wrapped up in the horror classic, the mummy 1932, starring boris karloff. At an archaeological dig in egypt, a foolish assistant reads from an ancient scroll and reanimates the excavated mummy of the 3,700 yearold priest imhotep boris karloff. The humor derived from the mummy s stiff dialogue and bizarre situations may be unintentional, but that doesnt make it any less enjoyable. The mummy is an interesting movie with the mythology it sets up, but lacks the thrills or lasting direction to catapult itself into the hall of fame of horror films.
It is one of many films included in the universal horror canon, and the first to be an original story rather than based on a novel. Be it the mummy coming to life in his sarcophogas, or karloffs haunting eyes staring down his victims, the mummy is just full of beautifully shot scenes. The mummy 1932 karl freund synopsis, characteristics. Okay, we could have done without stargate, but my point is this. The legendary boris karloff stars as the mummy imhotep, a high priest who is revived by british archaeologists 3,700 years after being embalmed alive for trying to save the woman he loved. The mummy 1932 59100 the early sound era gave us three landmark horror films, each of which put its stamp upon their respective monster villains. When egyptian mummy imhotep is accidentally revived after 3,700 years, it is revealed in a flashback that he was a high priest, embalmed alive for trying. With universal reviving the mummy in 2017, i am actually quite enthused about the idea bringing tom cruise to the cast. Where they had drawn on legend and literature for such past hits as dracula and frankenstein, however, they invented their own horror mythology with the mummy, introducing to the screen the idea of the dead who walk. Boris karloffs legendary performance as the mummy has become a landmark in the annals of screen history. To date there have been more than two dozen mummy movies, and they still keep coming with no end in sight. I was, as zita johann portrayed, hypnotized i originally watched the mummy a number of years ago and had mixed feelings. The mummy 1932 a team of british archaeologists led by sir joseph whemple arthur byron discover the mummified remains of the ancient egyptian prince imhotep boris karloff, along with the.
Produced by universal and scripted by john balderston, the mummy is essentially a remake of that teams already thenclassic dracula 1931. Reviews in this series the mummy freund, 1932 the mummy s hand cabanne, 1940 the mummy s tomb young, 1942. The mummy 1932 throughout the 1930s, no studio defined horror cinema more than universal studios, whose classic shockers are still fondly remembered to this day. Imhotep escapes from the archaeologists and prowls cairo seeking the reincarnation of the soul of his ancient lover. Similarly, the silent cinema is surveyed to see if the 1932 film was a collection of previously. The bluray edition of the 1932 version of the mummy features remastered, highresolution video, and is probably the best way to currently watch this classic movie. Hello guest, this is the official horrorfilm trailer of. This article is part of the universal pictures blogathon.
The film was semiremade in 1940 the mummy s hand, which itself spawned several sequels, 1959 the mummy, a hammer horror production featuring christopher lee as the title creature and based more on the 1940 film than the 1932 original, 1999, and 2017. Even if her costume wasnt a tipoff that this was a precode movie, the ending certainly is. The mummy 1932, 73 min, erstmals auch mit deutscher. Brought back to life after nearly 3,700 years, egyptian high priest imhotep wreaks havoc upon the members of the british field exposition that disturbed his tomb shades of the king tut curse. The film is about an ancient egyptian mummy named imhotep who is discovered by a team of. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the mummy 1932 film article. Boris karloff in the mummy, 1932 cphp2k from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Wherethey had drawn on legend and literature for such past hits as dracula and frankenstein, however, they invented their ownhorror mythology with the mummy, introducing to the screen the ideaof the. The mummy 110 movie clip the mummy rises 1932 hd youtube. After nearly 4,000 years, however, he is brought back to. Id argue that the influence of frankenstein can also be keenly felt on the picture, and not just in its leading actor. All three films were from universal pictures, and that studio became associated with the horror genre.
The next movie in universals mummy line was the mummys hand in 1940, but it was more of a remake than a sequel with tom tyler stepping in as the mummy. A resurrected egyptian mummy stalks a beautiful woman he believes to be the reincarnation of his lover and bride. Movie and tv subtitles in multiple languages, thousands of translated subtitles uploaded daily. It has often been said that freunds presence on the dracula set was a stronger influence than that of. Once again, the undead, in this film a 3,000yearold high priest brought to life by the desecration of his grave, may only possess a woman by turning her into an echo of himself. The mummy 1932 movie simple english wikipedia, the. It was shot in cantil, california, universal city, and the mojave desesrt. The mummy archives section offers the usual conglomeration of film posters, lobby cards, and production photos but it does so in an. The mummy is een amerikaanse horrorfilm uit 1932, geproduceerd door universal pictures en geregisseerd door karl freund. The mummy 1932 is a fun little unreal engine powered reimagining of the boris karloff classic 1932 movie, the mummy, which sees you being stalked by a. Media in category the mummy 1932 film the following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total. The mummys hand 1940 the mummys tomb 1942 the mummys ghost. Once again, the undead, in this film a 3,000yearold high priest brought to life by the desecration of his grave, may. Karloff played an ancient egyptian priest called imhotep who was buried alive.
It comes to life an ancient egyptian priest called imhotep is revived when an archaeological expedition finds imhoteps mummy and one of the archaeologists accidentally reads an ancient lifegiving spell. Strangely, unlike dracula, which i regarded as cheesy upon its first viewing in my childhood, i caught a clip of the mummy on a kids show when i was young. The present day scenes and the flash backs all seem to have a bit higher production value than some horror films. I already had brendan fraser gunning down a thousand year old hopeless romantic back. Following universal studios very successful dracula and frankenstein, the mummy brought together director karl freund, actor boris karloff, and makeup artist jack pierce. Watching universals the mummy for the 3rd time around brought life back into my views of the 1932 original that started it all. Oct 29, 2011 hello guest, this is the official horrorfilm trailer of. It was quite warming seeing 1999s the mummy pay direct homage to 1932s original. The mummy is often unfairly dismissed as an inferior attempt to emulate the success of dracula. Released 1932, the mummy stars boris karloff, zita johann, david manners, edward van sloan the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 12 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which.
Boris karloffs legendary performance as the mummy has become a landmark. The mummy 1932 movie simple english wikipedia, the free. But many films are this dated without this many compensating factors, and for a movie made so early into americas dalliance with horror, the mummy is a ridiculously confident, sophisticated piece of filmmaking. The mummy is a 1932 american precode romantic horror film directed by karl freund. Purchase the mummy 1932 on digital and stream instantly or download offline. A heroine saving herself and defeating the villain by invoking a pagan goddess. The mummy was the first movie that ever scared the shit out of me.
Reviews in this series the mummy freund, 1932 the mummys hand cabanne, 1940 the mummys tomb young, 1942. These were dracula1931, frankenstein1931, and the mummy 1932. The humor derived from the mummys stiff dialogue and bizarre situations may be unintentional, but that doesnt make it any less enjoyable. The mummy 74x subtitles download movie and tv series. The movie is about an egyptian mummy that returns to life to stalk a woman who is the reincarnation of his lost love other websites. I didnt care for the film as much as i did the others.
When egyptian mummy imhotep is accidentally revived after 3,700 years, it is revealed in a flashback that he was a high priest, embalmed alive for trying to revive his true love after she had been sacrificed. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. The film was semiremade in 1940 the mummys hand, which itself spawned several sequels, 1959 the mummy, a hammer horror production featuring christopher lee as the title creature and based more on the 1940 film than the 1932 original, 1999, and 2017. Balderston, and the credits are even set to the same music the powerful swan lake theme that opened that other iconic horror. Since the original 1932 mummy dvd hit the streets the same day as the modern mummy disc, one would expect they had time to discuss the storys more recent generation. Dec 01, 20 the mummy 1932 december 1, 20 by saus01 bookmark the permalink. These were dracula1931, frankenstein1931, and the mummy1932.
In the universal horror films, and the hammer remake in 1959, the mummy is buried alive, this. The mummy 1932 r4 movie dvd cd label, dvd cover, front. It stars boris karloff as the mummy, zita johann, david manners, and edward van sloan. It would be thirty years or more before youd see something like that again. This one is a take on the classic egyptian legend, with boris karloff returning from frankenstein to play the titular monster. Free download from source, api support, millions of users. As seen through the examples of vathek and king kong, race, exoticism, and ethnography contribute greatly to the construction of monstrosity, a fact which holds true in both film and literature. Ten years later imhotep returns, pursuing helen grosvenor zita johann a young woman who appears to be the. Brought back to life after nearly 3,700 years, egyptian high priest imhotep. Imhotep boris karloff comes to life after ralph bramwell fletcher opens a scroll with a curse. The mummy 1932 boris karloff rose from the grave again when universal picturesdecided to add a new monster to their repertoire in 1932. The mummy is a 1932 horror film from universal studios directed by karl freund and starring boris karloff, zita johann, david manners and edward van sloan. The english patient and lawrence of arabia nod almost imperceptibly in this direction. The movie is about an egyptian mummy that returns to life to stalk a woman who is the reincarnation of his lost love.
Jun 17, 2017 the mummy is is very well shot and full of iconic images. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Charming at times laughable in its utter inability to evoke goose bumps, this 1932 universal horror classic is a great one for children to cozy up to with the folks without much risk of lost sleep. Released by universal studios, the film stars boris karloff, zita johann, david manners, edward van sloan and arthur byron. A resurrected egyptian mummy stalks a beautiful woman he. The mummy represented boris karloffs second horror starring role after his overnight success in frankenstein. The mummy, american horror film, released in 1932, that is considered a classic of the genre, especially known for boris karloffs performance in the title role. Boris karloff the mummy 1932 bpagkt from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Oct 24, 2012 the mummy feels like an older story than it is, and not just because its clearly modelled on at least one id argue two classic monster stories.
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