The Mummy

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Artist/Maker	Universal International Pictures (commissioned by)
Place of origin	USA (made)

Colour poster depicting the mummy in the 1959 film, towering over a group of policemen who shoot at it in vain from behind, whilst it walks towards a woman (Yvonne Furneaux) who cowers in fright in the foreground. Numbered 59 / 209. The original poster is fixed to a thicker sheet of white paper and has been folded.

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Categories	Posters Film and Cinema
Object type	Poster
Title	The Mummy (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Colour process engraving
Brief description	Poster for The Mummy (Hammer Horror). Printed in the USA, 1959.
Physical description	Colour poster depicting the mummy in the 1959 film, towering over a group of policemen who shoot at it in vain from behind, whilst it walks towards a woman (Yvonne Furneaux) who cowers in fright in the foreground. Numbered 59 / 209. The original poster is fixed to a thicker sheet of white paper and has been folded.
Dimensions	Height: 23in Width: 30in
Marks and inscriptions	Fear will freeze you when you face..."The Mummy". All new! In Terrifying Technicolor! Starring Peter Cushing . Christopher Lee . Yvonne Furneaux . Directed by Terence Fisher . Screenplay by Jimmy Sangster . Produced by Micheal Carreras . Associate Producer Anthony Nelson-Keys . A Hammer Film Production . A Universal-International Pictures Release.
Credit line	Given by the Gavin Watson Ancient Egyptian Design Collection
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.864-2022

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Record created	July 29, 2022
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1726536/the-mummy-poster-universal-international-pictures/

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