Die Mumie (1932)
46KDie Mumie: Directed by Karl Freund. With Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Arthur Byron. An Egyptian mummy searches Cairo for the girl he thinks is his long-lost princess.
“Boris Karloff plays Imhotep, a cursed Egyptian buried alive 3700-years-ago, returns to life to claim the reincarnation of his lost-love in this Universal classic. Moody, understated and succinct, The Mummy is one of the best films from Universalu0026#39;s classic horror period. Although much of the success can be credited to first time director Karl Freund, who normally worked as a top cinematographer, and the brilliant make-up artist Jack P. Pierce, it is Boris Karloff who gives the film its resonance. As he previously did with the Frankenstein monster, Karloff imbues this character with an aching sense of humanity which was completely absent later incarnations of the Mummy character. Credit must also be given to the able supporting cast including Zita Johann and the always reliable Edward Van Sloan. Now hereu0026#39;s a question. Is the film scary by todayu0026#39;s standards? I guess Iu0026#39;d have to say not really. However, I just watched this film again after seeing the American version of u0026#39;The Grudge.u0026#39; u0026#39;The Grudgeu0026#39; certainly had me jumping more, but which film did I enjoy more? Itu0026#39;d have to be u0026#39;The Mummy.u0026#39;”
