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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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- Director
- Karl Freund
- Written by
- John L. Balderston, Nina Wilcox Putnam, Richard Schayer
- Produced by
- Carl Laemmle Jr.
- Composer
- James Dietrich
- Cinematographer
- Charles J. Stumar
- Editor
- Milton Carruth
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- NR
- TMDB
- 6.8/10 (696 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 90% Fresh
- IMDb
- 6.9/10 (32,775 votes)
Cast
Boris Karloff
Imhotep / Ardath Bey
Zita Johann
Helen Grosvenor / Princess Anck-es-en-Amon
David Manners
Frank Whemple
Arthur Byron
Sir Joseph Whemple
Edward Van Sloan
Dr. Muller
Bramwell Fletcher
Ralph Norton
Noble Johnson
The Nubian Servant
Kathryn Byron
Frau Muller
Leonard Mudie
Professor Pearson
James Crane
The Pharaoh
Henry Victor
The Saxon Warrior (scenes deleted)
Arnold Gray
Knight (scenes deleted)
Florence Britton
Nurse (uncredited)
Jack Deery
Party Guest (uncredited)
Bill Elliott
Party Guest (uncredited)
C. Montague Shaw
Gentleman #1 at Party (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson
Gentleman #2 at Party (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
Inspector's Assistant (uncredited)
Crew
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Trailer
The Mummy (Universal) Collection
Appears in
BFI: The Ultimate Horror Watchlist
Criterion Collection: Horror
Kim Newman — Nightmare Movies
Rolling Stone: 101 Best Horror Movies of All Time
Universal Classic Monsters
Variety: 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time
