The Egyptian (1954)
1954 · Feature film · 139 min · dir. Michael Curtiz
To Nefer, shameless temptress of Babylon, he surrendered his parents' hope of immortality!
- History
- Drama
Synopsis
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.
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Details
- Director
- Michael Curtiz
- Writer
- Philip Dunne
- Composer
- Bernard Herrmann
- Cinematography
- Leon Shamroy
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- Released
- 1954-08-25
- Running time
- 139 minutes
Cast & crew
Michael Curtiz Director
Edmund Purdom
Victor Mature
Peter Ustinov
Jean Simmons
Gene Tierney
Bella Darvi
Michael Wilding
Judith Evelyn
