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Title:
The mummy : complete legacy collection / [videorecording (BLU-RAY)]
UPC:
191329002988
Publication Information:
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, 2017.
Physical Description:
4 Blu-ray discs (404 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
"All 6 films from the original legacy, 1932-1955"--Container.

Videodisc release of the 1932 (c1933) motion picture and five sequels released from 1940-1955.

Bonus features: Mummy Dearest: a horror tradition unearthed documentary ; He who made monsters: the Life and Art of Jack Pierce ; Unraveling the legacy of The Mummy ; The Mummy archives ; 2 feature commentaries ; Theatrical trailers.
Contents:
disc 1. The mummy (1932) (74 min.)-- disc 2. The mummy's hand (1940) (67 min.) ; The mummy's tomb (1942) (61 min.) -- disc 3. The mummy's ghost (1944) (61 min.) ; The mummy's curse (1944) (61 min.) ; Abbott and Costello meet the mummy (1955) (80 min.)
Abstract:
The mummy (1932): "In 1921 a field expedition in Egypt discovers the mummy of ancient Egyptian prince Im-Ho-Tep, who was condemned and buried alive for sacrilege. Also found in the tomb is the Scroll of Thoth, which can bring the dead back to life. One night a young member of the expedition reads the Scroll out loud, and then goes insane, realizing that he has brought Im-Ho-Tep back to life. Ten years later, disguised as a modern Egyptian, the mummy attempts to reunite with his lost love, an ancient princess who has been reincarnated into a beautiful young woman."--IMDB website.

The mummy's hand (1940): "An ancient mummy is revived to destroy those that would invade the 3,000 year old tomb of an Egyptian princess."--IMDb website.

The mummy's tomb (1942): "A high priest travels to America with the living mummy Kharis (Lon Chaney Jr.) to kill all those who had desecrated the tomb of the Egyptian princess Ananka thirty years earlier."--IMDb website.

The mummy's ghost (1944): "An Egyptian high priest travels to America to reclaim the bodies of ancient Egyptian princess Ananka and her living guardian mummy Kharis. Learning that Ananka's spirit has been reincarnated into another body, he kidnaps a young woman of Egyptian descent with a mysterious resemblance to the princess. However, the high priest's greedy desires cause him to loose control of the mummy."--IMDb website.

The mummy's curse (1944): "An irrigation project in the rural bayous of Louisiana unearths Kharis the living mummy (Lon Chaney Jr.), who was buried in quicksand 25 years earlier."--IMDb website.

Abbott and Costello meet the mummy (1955): "Decked out in desert safari gear, the boys go looking for a job with an Egyptologist and wind up in the middle of a conspiracy concerning the murdered professor, an ancient mummy, and a magical medallion that, true to form, bumbling Costello manages to eat for dinner. Marie Windsor, the boss lady of a gang of treasure hunting crooks, dresses in a harem outfit to vamp for our chubby little hero, and the eternally stiff Richard Deacon hilariously plays the leader of an Egyptian mummy cult like a high school principal decked out for Halloween."--Amazon.com.
Language Note:
IN ENGLISH WITH ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH, SWEDISH, DANISH, FINNISH, OR NORWEGIAN SUBTITLES.
Reading Level:
Not rated.
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