The Mummy (1932) - Special Edition in July

**Universal** has announced a July 8th release date for The Mummy (1932) - Special Edition. The 2-Disc DVD set will retail for $26.98, but is available at Classicflix.com for only $19.99. It will contain special features not on previous releases. Details below.


Boris Karloff's legendary performance has become a landmark in the annals of screen history. As the mummy, Im-Ho-Tep, he is accidentally revived after 3,700 years by a team of British archaeologists. It is revealed in a flashback that he was a high priest, embalmed alive for trying to revive the vestal virgin whom he loved, after she had been sacrificed. Alive again, he sets out to find his lost love.

BONUS FEATURES:

DISC 1:
  • Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
  • Feature Commentary by Film Historian Paul M. Jenson
  • Feature Commentary by Rick Baker, Scott Essman, Steve Haberman, Bob Burns, and Brent Armstrong**
  • Posters & Stills**
  • Trailer Gallery
DISC 2
  • He Who Made Monsters: Life and Legacy of Jack Pierce**
  • Unraveling the Legacy of The Mummy**
  • Universal Horror Documentary**
**New Bonus Features not on previous releases

Also Note: Production Notes and Cast and Filmmakers were Bonus Features in the 2007 single disc release. As well, The Mummy Archives was in the 2004 release The Mummy: The Legacy Collection. These may or may not be encompassed in the new release.


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