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The Mummy Limited Edition

The Warner Archive Edition of Hammer Films’ THE MUMMY (1959) runs 88 minutes. Extras: Trailer.

The Second Sight Restored Blu-ray edition from Britain, arrived yesterday. It runs 92 minutes.

Those extra four minutes plus the sumptuous extras make this the edition to have.

If you do not already have one get yourself an all regions 3D Blu-ray player.

You will also want the soundtrack: https://www.amazon.com/Mummy-Soundtrack-Original-Motion-Picture/dp/B00002MU7K .  “Franz Reizenstein’s music is by far the best score in a Hammer film. The main theme carries the weight of an epic like Miklos Rosza or Dimitri Tiompkin, with soaring vocals and a pounding beat, yet blasts out when needed to mirror the violence onscreen. The score greatly augments Kharis’ motivations, sending him on his murder missions with regal flourishes, and evoking his devotion and tenderness when confronted by the vision of his lost Ananka.”–DVD SAVANT

Warner Archives bare bones Blu-rays of their Hammer Films make the Brit versions the ones to see.–Reg Hartt

Director: Terence Fisher

Starring: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Yvonne Furneaux

In 1895 a team of British archaeologists discover the untouched tomb of Princess Ananka but accidentally bring the mummified body of her high priest back to life. Three years later back in England a follower of the same Egyptian religion unleashes ‘The Mummy’ to exact grisly revenge on the despoilers of the sacred past.

Special Features 

  • Main feature presented in original UK theatrical aspect ratio 1.66:1 and alternative full frame1.37:1
  • New audio commentary by film academic Kelly Robinson
  • Archive audio commentary by Marcus Hearn and Jonathan Rigby
  • An Appreciation of The Mummy by David Huckvale
  • The Music of The Mummy
  • Unwrapping The Mummy
  • The House of Horror: Memories of Bray
  • The Hammer Rep Company
  • Original Promo Reel
  • Still Gallery

Limited Edition Contents

  • Rigid slipcase with new artwork by Graham Humphreys
  • Soft cover book with new essays by Kat Ellinger, Lindsay Hallam and Kevin Lyons plus production stills
  • 5 collectors’ art cards

 

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The Mummy (1959) – Limited Edition Blu-ray Review

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Hammer Films: The Mummy 1959 Blu-ray Arrives August 2022 – Second Sight

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