KARL FREUND
When Boris Karloff accepted the role of the mummy, had not yet become known as the Creature of "FRANKENSTEIN" : when the film JAMES WHALE went out and had a roaring success, much of the advertising "The Mummy" focused on the actor, with a flange that said "... the Karloff Mummy." The appearance of the mummy was based on the features of that of Ramses III: The make-up artist Jack Pierce spent eight hours a day to make up Karloff. The actor had to face so many cotton gauze, which blocked the facial muscles, to the point of being able to prevent even the director parlare.Per Karl Freund was the first film entrusted to him, after only two years living in America.Il original title of the screenplay was "Cagliostro", later changed to "I-mho-tep", to become, a film shot, just before going out in theaters, "The Mummy." The flashback set in ancient Egypt were built with accentuated makeup, acting, strong, silent films were shot as, them to be more remote than ever. E'l'unico Universal horror classic that can not rely on a prescribed text, using just an original story written for the cinema.L 'ring worn by Karloff was subsequently bought by the famous movie fan and journalist FORREST J. ACKERMAN , who has raised and worn for decenni.Ardath Bey, the assumed name after being resurrected by Imhotep, is an anagram of "Death by Ra '(death by Ra) Ra to the Egyptians was the god of the Sun The poster for the film, considered a special ranking among the 25 most beautiful ever, was sold for record price at auction for over $ 450,000.
When Boris Karloff accepted the role of the mummy, had not yet become known as the Creature of "FRANKENSTEIN" : when the film JAMES WHALE went out and had a roaring success, much of the advertising "The Mummy" focused on the actor, with a flange that said "... the Karloff Mummy." The appearance of the mummy was based on the features of that of Ramses III: The make-up artist Jack Pierce spent eight hours a day to make up Karloff. The actor had to face so many cotton gauze, which blocked the facial muscles, to the point of being able to prevent even the director parlare.Per Karl Freund was the first film entrusted to him, after only two years living in America.Il original title of the screenplay was "Cagliostro", later changed to "I-mho-tep", to become, a film shot, just before going out in theaters, "The Mummy." The flashback set in ancient Egypt were built with accentuated makeup, acting, strong, silent films were shot as, them to be more remote than ever. E'l'unico Universal horror classic that can not rely on a prescribed text, using just an original story written for the cinema.L 'ring worn by Karloff was subsequently bought by the famous movie fan and journalist FORREST J. ACKERMAN , who has raised and worn for decenni.Ardath Bey, the assumed name after being resurrected by Imhotep, is an anagram of "Death by Ra '(death by Ra) Ra to the Egyptians was the god of the Sun The poster for the film, considered a special ranking among the 25 most beautiful ever, was sold for record price at auction for over $ 450,000.