

The Mummy
It comes to life!
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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6.7/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $196K
- Box office
- $1.4K
- Language
- Arabic
- virgin
- egypt
- excavation
- museum
- mummy
- halloween
- incantation
- reincarnation
- buried alive
- resurrection
- goddess
- trance
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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
3- T6/10
tiailds
1/16/2016
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…
- J7/10
John Chard
7/10/2016
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…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
7/23/2023
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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