Search - The Mummy's Shroud on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Questionable for Children Movie Release: 1967 DVD Release: 07/25/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 30 mins Studio: Anchor Bay Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Horror, Creature Film, Costume Horror

A murderous mummy is on the loose and it's got the Hammer Films stamp on it, but this tame terror flick never gets the bandages off when it comes to thrills, chills, and gore. A British archeological team consisting of Sir Basil Walden (Andre Morrell), Paul Preston (David Buck), a photographer (Tim Barrett), and psychic linguist Claire (Maggie Kimberley) discover the tomb of Kah-to-Bey, a young heir to Pharaoh who died trying to escape a rebellion. The boy was buried by a loyal slave named Prem, whose mummy stands in a Cairo museum. The expedition is joined by Preston's wealthy, press-hungry father Stanley (John Phillips), who insists they return to Cairo with the body despite warnings of a curse by the tomb's guardian. The curse soon proves to be true as the slave's mummy is reanimated by the guardian and begins murdering each of the explorers who entered the tomb. While Stanley Preston unsuccessfully tries to save his own skin, Paul and Claire find themselves in a showdown with the seemingly indestructible mummy -- until they discover that the strange writing on the boy Pharaoh's shroud may be the secret to their survival. ~ Patrick Legare, All Movie Guide

Andre Morell - Sir Basil Walden
John Phillips - Stanley Preston
David Buck - Paul Preston
Elizabeth Sellars - Barbara Preston
Maggie Kimberley - Claire de Sangre, Linguist

John Gilling's The Mummy's Shroud comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.66:1. An English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. There are neither subtitles nor closed-captions on this release. Supplemental materials include theatrical trailers, television spots, and an episode of World of Hammer titled "Mummies, Werewolves & the Living Dead." Fans of the old Hammer films will certainly want to give this entertaining disc a look. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide