- Actors: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Yvonne Furneaux, Eddie Byrne, Felix Aylmer
- Directors: Terence Fisher
- Writers: Jimmy Sangster
- Producers: Anthony Nelson Keys, Michael Carreras
- Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Colour, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
- Language English, French
- Subtitles: English, French
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- DVD Release Date: 9 Oct 2001
- Run Time: 88 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00005NSXY
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 41,836 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Hammer's remake of the horror classic has been accused of falling between the simple integrity of the Karloff original and the swashbuckling, SFX romanticism of the 1998 version, but it has real strengths of its own. Principal among these is Christopher Lee, haughty and brutal as the High Priest and sorrowful, pathetic and menacing as the living mummy he has become for his crimes; his eyes convey a depth of dumb suffering and passion. Peter Cushing has rarely been so charismatic and elegant as he is in his role as the lame Egyptologist Banning, and veteran Felix Aylmer is touching as his doomed father. In the underwritten role of Banning's wife, with her strange resemblance to the dead Egyptian princess whose unearthing the Mummy is avenging, Yvonne Furneaux has at once charm and authority--she is plausibly a woman who might stop the avenging Mummy in its tracks. Terence Fisher directs with his usual efficiency and Gerard Schurmann contributes an atmospheric score, as effective in its high Egyptian pomp as in its sense of the English countryside. --Roz Kaveney
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Put simply this is a true British horror gem.
'The Mummy' formed part of a classic monster 'trilogy' along with 'The Curse of Frankenstein' (utterly recommended...GO BUY!) and 'Dracula' - all of which featured the archetypal pairing of Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. Here Christopher Lee plays Kharis - an Egyptian priest who, through his wrongdoings, becomes mummified and is resurrected to kill those who have despoiled the ancient resting place of the Princess Ananka. The film moves along at a leisurely place and doesn't contain any ambiguity as such - it's just not-so-clean and not-so-wholesome horror-fun. Granted - it has aged in many ways yet the special effects of the Lee's 'Mummy' itself are still impressive. It's great to see him burst through doors and windows in a menacing fashion! In some ways it looks like the film was made some time after 1959.
To summarise: a classic score; tension-filled ending; impressive atmosphere; Cushing and Lee certainly on top form and that true 'British' feel about it. All I can say is that it's a shame that more special features weren't included. A trailer is a bit thin in my view. Apart from that...top stuff!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is one of the best of the Hammer Horror mummy movies which stars Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee in the title role. Lee gives one of his best fine screen performances as Kharis the mummy who is trying to revive his lost love the Princess Ananka with the scroll of life.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This is not only the best mummy movie ever made, it's also one of the finest films the Hammer studio ever gave us. Every shot in this film is like a beautiful painting, and everyone involved (cast & crew) are at their horror peak. Cushing is immaculate as always, and Lee is without comparison the ultimate bandaged one; simply the fastest and most furious mummy in movie history. A true monster classic all the way.
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A bit too formulaic
This was probably the first time since "The Quatermass Xperiment" that Hammer gave me the impression of going through the motions, through a well-prepared and well-known formula:... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Autonome
Great Film, Bad Service
An excellent film, one of Hammer's true greats. Includes fantastic performances from Peter Cushing, Yvonne Furneaux,Christopher Lee and Felix Aylmer as Stephen Banning. Read more
Published 4 months ago by gls
There's something evil in the tomb
So says Peter Cushing in this excellent early Hammer rendition of the well known story directed by Terence Fisher. Read more
Published 6 months ago by ganymede
Gorgeous & Creepy Hammer Horror Winner.
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Hot on the heels from the success of Horror of Dracula Hammer decided to take on another Universal Studios classic, The Mummy. Read more
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Classic Hammer Horror
This is one of the best hammer horror films, and one of the great Mummy movies.
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Published 24 months ago by Jeremy W. Newbould
At long last
I was in my teens when it all started with Hammer. I remember takeing my girl-friend
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to see "The Curse of Frankenstein" it was all new and quite brilliant. Read more
Published on 7 April 2010 by J. Huartson
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review removed due to amazon and wikileaks. Not having MY (waht is essentialy) promotional work being used by this company
Published on 4 Jan 2010 by wolfmeister
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