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Overview

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6.2/10   1,009 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Philip Dunne (writer)
Casey Robinson (writer)
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Release Date:
17 December 1954 (West Germany) more
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Tagline:
To Nefer, shameless temptress of Babylon, he surrendered his parents' hope of immortality! more
Plot:
In eighteenth-dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe, a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his friend... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Rip Pieces’ Edmund Purdom
 (From Fangoria. 13 January 2009, 3:13 PM, PST)

Actor Purdom Dies
 (From WENN. 3 January 2009, 5:54 AM, PST)

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A Superb, interesting, and well acted Movie. more (51 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Jean Simmons ... Merit

Victor Mature ... Horemheb

Gene Tierney ... Baketamon
Michael Wilding ... Akhnaton
Bella Darvi ... Nefer

Peter Ustinov ... Kaptah

Edmund Purdom ... Sinuhe
Judith Evelyn ... Taia
Henry Daniell ... Mekere
John Carradine ... Grave robber
Carl Benton Reid ... Senmut
Tommy Rettig ... Thoth
Anitra Stevens ... Queen Nefertiti
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Peter Reynolds ... Sinuhe, age 10
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Additional Details

Runtime:
139 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.55 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Recording)
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At a cost of five million dollars, the film took two years to research, the designers ultimately cataloging five million items of clothing and properties for the epic. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Shortly before Sinuhe attempts to drown/strangle Nefer, she turns her back on him (and the audience). The zipper on the back of her gown is clearly visible. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Sinuhe: [Older Sinuhe voiceover] I, Sinuhe the Egyptian, write this. In my place of exile on the shores of the Red Sea. There is no more desolate spot on earth. Soon the jackals and the vultures will make a poor meal of what is left of me. No monument will mark my resting place. I will leave only this...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Passion: Films, Faith & Fury (2006) (TV) more

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Who wrote the book this movie is based upon?
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15 out of 24 people found the following comment useful.
A Superb, interesting, and well acted Movie., 2 March 2000
10/10
Author: FatAss-4 from Gaithersburg, Maryland

I first saw this movie around 1968 and if I don't see it once or twice a year, I'm surprised. I've always found it engrossing, well acted, and, for Hollywood, surprisingly accurate historically. I heartily give it 10 stars and recommend it highly!

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