The Mummy

Name: The Mummy
Genre: Horror
Released: 1932-12-22
Duration: 1 h 13 min
Cast: Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Arthur Byron

1932 · 1h 13m · Horror · United States of America · Rated PG (GB)

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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Karl Freund

Written by

John L. Balderston

Story by

Nina Wilcox Putnam, Richard Schayer

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Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Arthur Byron

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