The Mummy
Poster
1959 (made)
1959 (made)
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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.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| 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. |
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| 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 | |
| Accession number | E.864-2022 |
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| Record created | July 29, 2022 |
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