Una mummia egiziana viene erroneamente risvegliata ed inizia a vagare per il Cairo alla ricerca della donna che egli pensa sia la sua vecchia principessa, da tempo svanita.Una mummia egiziana viene erroneamente risvegliata ed inizia a vagare per il Cairo alla ricerca della donna che egli pensa sia la sua vecchia principessa, da tempo svanita.Una mummia egiziana viene erroneamente risvegliata ed inizia a vagare per il Cairo alla ricerca della donna che egli pensa sia la sua vecchia principessa, da tempo svanita.
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- 1 vittoria e 4 candidature
- The Saxon Warrior
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- Knight
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- Nurse
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- Party Guest
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- Party Guest
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- Gentleman #2 at Cairo Party
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- Inspector's Assistant
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- Police Inspector
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- QuizUnlike the other Universal classic monsters, the other Mummy movies have no direct relation to this one. The other films feature a different mummy, named Kharis, who is resurrected by tana leaves to be controlled by a modern person (similar to a voodoo zombie). The Mummy's Hand (1940) reuses footage from this film, but changes Imhotep to Kharis. It was Kharis who would appear in the other Universal and Hammer films. Imhotep wouldn't reappear in theaters until La mummia (1999).
- BlooperImhotep has been sentenced to "the Nameless Death", yet his name is still inscribed on his coffin. The ancient Egyptians had chisels and should have been able to destroy the glyphs on the coffin that make up Imhotep's name, but it is untouched when his mummy is found.
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[Norton laughs manically after seeing the Mummy leave the archaelogists' workshop with the sacred scroll]
Sir Joseph Whemple: What's the matter, man? For heaven's sake, what is it?
Ralph Norton: He went for a little walk! You should have seen his face!
- Curiosità sui creditiThe credit begins over a rotating model of the Pyramids' site, then the main title 'The Mummy' is made with 3D rock letters on the side of a pyramid.
- ConnessioniEdited into The Mummy's Hand (1940)
- Colonne sonoreMisterioso
(uncredited)
Composer unknown
Precedes "Swan Lake" during opening credits
As he does with his characters in so many of his horror features, Karloff makes "The Mummy" a menacing monster, yet one with enough human motivations to keep him from becoming cartoonish. Karloff's approach, as does the movie as a whole, stimulates the imagination rather than the senses, giving this classic version a depth and permanence that cannot be matched by those more recent adaptations that rely on boring "special" effects and contrived "action" sequences instead of a well-told story with solid characters.
Edward Van Sloan, David Manners, and the rest of the supporting cast also help out. The atmosphere and settings are kept relatively simple, but effective. Naturally, the story is far-fetched, but it has a consistency that makes it relatively easy to suspend disbelief. The picture fits together well, and it remains a solid entry in the list of classic horror films.
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- 26 ott 2004
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- Budget
- 196.000 USD (previsto)
- Lordo in tutto il mondo
- 58 USD
- Tempo di esecuzione1 ora 13 minuti
- Colore
- Proporzioni
- 1.37 : 1