The Mummy's Shroud (1967)
“Beware the beat of the cloth-wrapped feet!”
Archaeologists discover the final resting place of a boy king, removing the remains to be exhibited in a museum. By disturbing the sarcophagus they unleash the forces of darkness. The Mummy has returned to discharge a violent retribution on the defilers as the curse that surrounds the tomb begins to come true. One by one the explorers are murdered until one of them discovers the ancient words that have the power to reduce the brutal killer to particles of dust.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by John Gilling, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring André Morell, John Phillips, David Buck, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
André Morell
as Sir Basil Walden
John Phillips
as Stanley Preston
David Buck
as Paul Preston
Elizabeth Sellars
as Barbara Preston
Maggie Kimberly
as Claire de Sangre
Michael Ripper
as Longbarrow
Tim Barrett
as Harry Newton
Richard Warner
as Inspector Barrani
Roger Delgado
as Hasmid
Catherine Lacey
as HaitiDickie Owen
as Prem
Bruno Barnabe
as PharaohCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 90 min |
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