

The Egyptian
1954 · Movie · 2h 19m · NR
HistoryDrama
"To Nefer, shameless temptress of Babylon, he surrendered his parents' hope of immortality!"
Overview
In eighteenth-dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe, a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his friend Horemheb is appointed to the service of the new Pharoah. Sinuhe's personal triumphs and tragedies are played against the larger canvas of the turbulent events of the 18th dynasty. As Sinuhe is drawn into court intrigues he learns the answers to the questions he has sought since his birth.
Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
Key crew
- Michael CurtizDirector
- Philip DunneScreenplay
- Casey RobinsonScreenplay
- Alfred NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Bernard HerrmannOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Edmund PurdomSinuhe
- Victor MatureHoremheb
- Peter UstinovKaptah
- Jean SimmonsMerit
- Gene TierneyBaketamon
- Bella DarviNefer
- Michael WildingAkhnaton
- Judith EvelynTaia
- Henry DaniellMekere
- John CarradineGrave Robber
- Carl Benton ReidSenmut
- Tommy RettigThoth
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Themes
egyptcourtesandesertancient egyptpharoah14th century bcvalley of the kings























