The Loves of Pharaoh (1922)
1922 · Silent film · 100 min · dir. Ernst Lubitsch
- History
- Drama
- Romance
Synopsis
The Ethiopian King Samlak offers his daughter Makeda to the powerful Pharaoh Amenes in order to secure peace between the two countries. What was intended as a political move ends as a debacle. Instead of Makeda, Amenes chooses Samlak's beautiful slave girl Theonis. Nevertheless, Amenes can not secure the love of Theonis as she is in love with the young Egyptian Ramphis. Having suffered humiliation, the Ethiopians declare war on Egypt. Amenes is injured in a battle and perishes - but only…
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Details
- Director
- Ernst Lubitsch
- Writer
- Hanns Kräly
- Cinematography
- Theodor Sparkuhl
- Studio
- Europäische Film-Allianz, Ernst Lubitsch-Film
- Released
- 1922-02-21
- Original title
- Das Weib des Pharao
- Running time
- 100 minutes
Cast & crew
Ernst Lubitsch Director
Emil Jannings
Paul Biensfeldt
Friedrich Kühne
Albert Bassermann
Harry Liedtke
Paul Wegener
Lyda Salmonova
Dagny Servaes
