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The Mummy

It comes to life!

6.7(737)19321h 13m5

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$196K
Box office
$1.4K
Language
Arabic
Part of The Mummy (Universal) Collection · 5 films
  • virgin
  • egypt
  • excavation
  • museum
  • mummy
  • halloween
  • incantation
  • reincarnation
  • buried alive
  • resurrection
  • goddess
  • trance

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Karl Freund

Produced in

United States of America

Where to watch

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical22 Dec 1932
    • PhysicalNRClassic Monster Collection VHS24 Jun 1999
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalRated A6 Jan 1933
    • Physical15VHS23 Feb 1989
    • TheatricalPGRe-release4 Oct 2013
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical3 Jan 1933
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1122 Dec 1932
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1222 Dec 1932
  • HungaryHU

    • Theatrical1630 Mar 1933
  • ItalyIT

    • TheatricalT7 Nov 1933
  • JapanJP

    • Theatrical20 Jul 1933
  • MexicoMX

    • TheatricalB-1529 Jun 1933
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical1230 Mar 1933
  • SwedenSE

    • Theatrical1511 Mar 1933

Frequently asked questions

The Mummy was released on 22 December 1932.

Audience reviews

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    tiailds

    1/16/2016

    6/10

    After watching Frankenstein and Dracula, this one is far above them. "Is it interesting?" This one kept my interest for quite a while, though the editing was a major flaw. 2 out of 3. "Is it memorable?" If I think of classic monster movies, I will think of this one. Especially the story. 2 out of 3. "Is it entertaining?" That is the biggest problem. We have a great bad guy with a recognizable motivation, b…

  • J

    John Chard

    7/10/2016

    7/10

    Put it back. Bury it where you found it. You have read the curse. You dare defy it? The Mummy is directed by Karl Freund and written by Nina Wilcox Putnam, Richard Schayer and John L. Balderston. It stars Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Arthur Byron, Edward Van Sloan, and Bramwell Fletcher. Music is by James Dietrich and cinematography by Charles J. Stumar. The first of Universal's Mummy films follow…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    7/23/2023

    7/10

    When a team of British Museum explorers discover the tomb of an Egyptian princess, they also discover the mummy of her forbidden lover "Imhotep" (Boris Karloff) and a secret scroll that has the power, when read aloud, to restore the dead to life. It's on reading that document in the crypt that the mummy is restored to life and escaping for the moment, he determines to return and rescue his princess at all costs so he…

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