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Land of the Pharaohs (1955)

 -  Drama | History  -  24 June 1955 (USA)
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A captured architect designs an ingenious plan to insure the impregnability of tomb of a self-absorbed Pharaoh, obsessed with the security of his next life.

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Alexis Minotis ...
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Luisella Boni ...
Kyra (as Luisa Boni)
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Treneh
James Hayter ...
Mikka
Kerima ...
Nailla
Piero Giagnoni ...
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Storyline

In ancient Egypt the Pharaoh Khu-fu is obsessed with acquiring gold and plans to take it all with him into the "second life." To this end he enlists the aid of Vashtar, an architect whose people are enslaved in Egypt. The deal: build a robbery-proof tomb and the enslaved people will be freed. During the years that the pyramid is being built a Cyprian princess becomes the pharaoh's second wife, and she plots to prevent Khufu from taking his treasure with him when he dies .. as well as helping him make the journey early. Written by Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>

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Plot Keywords:

pharaoh | architect | tomb | pyramid | egypt | See more »

Taglines:

Buried Alive! THE CRUEL PHARAOH'S DECREE...FOR HIS WIVES...HIS SLAVES...HIS COURT! See more »

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Drama | History

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Approved | See all certifications »
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24 June 1955 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Howard Hawks' Land of the Pharaohs  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$2,900,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$1,500,000 (USA)
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2.55 : 1
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WILHELM SCREAM: Emanating from within a crocodile. See more »

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At the time portrayed, Luxor was known as Thebes. It was many centuries later that the name was changed to the modern Luxor so when, upon hearing of the death of Naila, the Pharaoh said he was going ride into the future. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Hamar: I, Hamar, Lord High Priest of Egypt, am preparing a chronicle of the reign of Khufu, ruler of Egypt. Word has come that again he has been victorious in the war against our enemies and now Egypt has taken its place as the greatest of all nations in the world! Today, Pharaoh and his armies return.
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Edited into The Story of Mankind (1957) See more »

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Don't Forget the Score!
10 January 2006 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

My rating is about the number of times I saw this movie as a kid.

All the other reviews aside, I wanted to reinforce one aspect of the film that is only mentioned in one other review: the score. Few scores gave me goose pimples as a kid, but this one did. The grandeur of the score exactly matched the vastness of the screen images. The scores of that era were influenced by the fact that Hollywood was still making really fine musicals, so the themes in the scores were memorable. I can still hum the theme today. I know today that these films are regarded as camp and corny, but for a kid growing up in that era, these films transported you to amazing places and times. The music in this film truly enhanced that experience.


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