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The Mummy

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PG13,2hrs 4min

Genres:

Action,Horror

Released:

May 7, 1999

Director:

Stephen Sommers

Distributor:

Universal Pictures

Starring:

Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah ...more

Synopsis: Loosely adapted from the classic 1932 horror film starring Boris Karloff, The Mummy is set in Egypt, where over 3,000 years ago the high priest Imhotep (played by Arnold Vosloo) was given the all-important assignment of preparing the recently dead for their journey into the afterlife. However, Imhotep made one terrible mistake - he became smitten with Anck-Su-Namun, the mistress of the Pharaoh himself. Driven mad by jealousy and love, Imhotep murdered the Pharaoh, and his punishment was to be buried ... Full Synopsis

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	Michael Hastings, AMG Review More an uneasy amalgam of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Terminator 2 (1991) than an homage to Boris Karloff and Karl Freund, this big-budget, end-of-the-century Mummy nonetheless delivers the genre's requisite thrills.The film plods somewhat in its opening act, but as soon as writer- director Stephen Sommers and company establish their threadbare premise, the action is swift and unrelenting. And ... Full Review

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	Brendan Fraser Rick O'Connell Rachel Weisz Evelyn John Hannah Jonathan Arnold Vosloo Imhotep

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	Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) Dracula (1931) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Blood From the Mummy's Tomb (1971)

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