DVD : The Mummy's Shroud
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786305808190
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 6305808198
Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay
Release Date: July 25, 2000
Running Time: 90 minutes
Sales Rank: 109720
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Theatrical Release Date: March 15, 1967
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The Mummy's Shroud is the third and last of Hammer's Mummy films.
The first was an almost verbatemum remake of the Boris Karloff classic
The Mummy,(1959) done by Universal Pictures,starring Christopher Lee.
Not stopping there, the seconed film was entitled Curse of the Mummy's
Tomb(1965). Followed by Shroud two years later.
While the first film is the best. the following two are also worth seeing.
Especially since the second film "Curse" is unavailable in the US. except
as an import. for which you must have a region free dvd player in order to
view it.
Perhaps Ancor Bay and Hammer Film, will release all three films as a set.
Just as Universal did with it Fly films.
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That's the tagline for The Mummy's Shroud (1967), adapted for the screen and directed by John Gilling, a prolific artist mainly associated with Hammer films whose best film, in my opinion, was 1967' Plague of the Zombies, and, while `Shroud' may not measure up to that film, it's certainly worth a look. The film brings together a fairly strong cast, including André Morell (Plague of the Zombies), John Phillips (Village of the Damned), David Buck, host for the 60's British Television show Mystery and Imagination, Michael Ripper (The Reptile), and Maggie Kimberly (The Conqueror Worm).
As the film begins, we're in ancient Egypt, as a tale of a greed and deception unfolds, one that leads to the untimely death of a young pharaoh named Kah-to-Bey, and also of his sworn protector/slave named Prem. Fast-forward to the 1920's, and we now bare witness to a British archeological team, led by Sir Basil Walden (Morell) seeking to locate the tomb of Kah-to-Bey. Also included in the group is Paul Preston (Buck), whose father is financing the entire affair, Claire, assistant to Sir Basil, and a photographer who's name isn't really important as it soon becomes apparent through lack of character development he'll probably meet his maker in the not too distant future (and he does). The search has yet to bear fruit, and things go from bad to worse as the team doesn't return and is thought lost in the expansive deserts of Egypt. These recent events have prompted Paul's father, Stanley ... Read More
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"The Mummy's Shroud", is one of the lesser known efforts by the famed English Hammer Studios who were responsible for some of the greatest horror films of the late 1950's and 1960's. Their productions were responsible for reviving some of the most unforgettable Universal Studios horror figures like Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolfman, and The Mummy", in beautiful colour productions that are as popular today as they were 40 years ago. Here it is the Mummy's turn in an admittedly lesser effort than Hammer's classic "The Mummy", of 1959 starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.
"The Mummy's Shroud", set in 1920 tells the story of a team of archaeology experts who come across the lost tomb of the boy Pharaoh Kah-To-Bey and unfortunately fall foul of the tomb protector in the guise of Prem, a manservant of the boy once the sacred words are read aloud off the shroud found covering the boy king by the team. The story begins with a flash back sequence to Ancient Egypt and we see the story of how Prem spirited away the boy when his father was killed in a palace coup and taken into the desert for protection where unfortunately the boy dies and is then buried. Returning to 1920 "The Mummy's Shroud", shows the expedition to find this tomb lead by scientist Sir Basil Walden (Andre Morell, a Hammer regular) and bossy business man Stanley Preston (John Phillips) where they not only find the tomb and remove the bodies and the sacred shroud but ignore the dire warning issued to them by Hasmid, ... Read More
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I have to say, this movie is pretty scarie for 1967! I've seen alot of horror movies, and I find this to be the scarest!!
I don't recomend this movie for kids under 7 years old.
The best part in the movie is when in the end when the mummy comes after Claire {Maggie Kimberly} but of course the hero {David Buick} comes to rescue her. The music in this movie really gets you into the horror mood when Sir Basil {Andre Morrell} is murdered by the mummy when he's in the gypsy's tent.
This is really spooky!!! I feel sorry for one of the expiditioners who was murdered by the mummy in his hotel room. He is so fat and chubby and that's why I like him. Alot of people die in this movie because of the mummy's curse. The only reason why all of them die is because, they distrubed the spirit of the tomb. I feel this is a great movie with good music and acting.
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Once again the high quality of Anchor Bay and the extra features turn an otherwise average DVD into something special. The picture quality is quite good and if you like Hammer horror this one is worth a look. I do feel however, that its not one of the better Mummy pictures. The bonus "World of Hammer" episode narrated by Oliver Reed is quite entertaining.
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starring: André Morell, John Phillips (VI), David Buck, Elizabeth Sellars, Maggie Kimberly
directed by: John Gilling
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786305808190
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 6305808198
Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay
Release Date: July 25, 2000
Running Time: 90 minutes
Sales Rank: 109720
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Theatrical Release Date: March 15, 1967
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