The Mummy's Shroud [Blu-ray]

Overview

Stanley Preston (John Phillips) finances an archaeological expedition to Egypt to find a mummy for the British Museum in this low-budget Hammer film. Once the tomb is desecrated, the slave of the pharaoh returns from the dead to seek vengeance against the grave robbers. Peter Cushing narrates this feature, one of the Hammer Studios more forgettable horror films.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/14/2020
UPC:	0826663205336
Original Release:	1967
Rating:	NR
Source:	Shout Factory
Region Code:	A
Language:	English
Time:	1:30:00
Sales rank:	17,314

Special Features

New Audio Commentary with film historian Bruce G. Hallenbeck; "The Beat Goes On: The Making of The Mummy's Shroud"; "Remembering David Buck"; World of Hammer episode "Mummies, Werewolves & The Living Dead"; Theatrical Trailer; Still Gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

David Buck	Paul Preston
Elizabeth Sellars	Barbara Preston
John Phillips	Stanley Preston
Eddie Powell	Mummy
Andre Morell	Sir Basil Walden
Maggie Kimberley	Claire de Sangre, Linguist
Michael Ripper	Longbarrow
Tim Barrett	Harry Newton, Photographer
Richard Warner	Insp. Barrani,Inspector Barrani
Roger Delgado	Hasmid Ali
Catherine Lacey	Haiti
Dickie Owen	Prem
Bruno Barnabe	Pharaoh
Toni Gilpin	Pharaoh's Wife
Toolsie Persaud	Kah-to-Bey
Andreas Malandrinos	Curator,Curator
Peter Cushing	Narrator,Narrator
Franz Reizenstein	Composer
Don Banks	Composer

Technical Credits

John Gilling

John Gilling	Director,Screenwriter
Anthony Nelson Keys	Producer
Les Bowie	Special Effects

Editorial Reviews

Hammer Films' third entry in its mummy franchise, and its last to be lensed at their Bray Studios, stars Andre Morell (The Hound of the Baskervilles, 1959) as the head of an archaeological expedition searching for the lost tomb of a pharoah's son, Kar-to-bey. Its discovery, and the relocation of the boy's corpse to a museum in Cairo, revives the mummy of Kar-to-bey's loyal slave, Prem (Eddie Powell, longtime stunt man and stand-in for Christopher Lee), who sets out to slay all who have defiled his master's tomb. Despite the presence of reliable writer/director John Gilling (Plague of the Zombies, 1966) and some fine performances by Catherine Lacey and perennial Hammer bit player Michael Ripper, The Mummy's Shroud is a standard issue spook show that recycles elements from the previous two mummy titles (The Mummy, 1959, and Curse of the Mummy's Tomb, 1964) without any of their atmosphere, imagination, or suspense. The film is further hampered by its sluggish pacing, a decided lack of violence or sex appeal (starlet Maggie Kimberley is quite toothsome, but remains well covered throughout), and the ragged-looking Prem cuts a less-than-fearful figure. Aside from Hammer and mummy movie completists, most will find this creature-feature slow going. Hammer would release a fourth mummy picture, Blood From the Mummy's Tomb, in 1971. Anchor Bay's letterboxed DVD presentation includes two original theatrical trailers, including one for a double bill with Frankenstein Created Woman (1967), a pair of TV spots, and an episode of the 1990 U.K. television documentary series The World of Hammer entitled "Mummies, Werewolves and the Living Dead." All are presented in eye-catching animated menus featuring stills from the film.