Nefertiti, regina del Nilo (1961)

Director:

Fernando Cerchio

Writers:

John Byrne, Fernando Cerchio,

Stars:

Jeanne Crain, Vincent Price, Edmund Purdom

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeanne Crain	...	Nefertiti
Vincent Price	...	Benakon
Edmund Purdom	...	Tumos, Scultore
Amedeo Nazzari	...	Amenophis IV
Liana Orfei	...	Merith
Carlo D'Angelo	...	Seper
Alberto Farnese	...	Dakim
Clelia Matania	...	Penaba
Giulio Marchetti	...	Meck
Piero Palermini	...	Nagor
Umberto Raho
Luigi Marturano
Romano Giomini
Raf Baldassarre	...	Mareb (as Raffaele Baldassarre)
Adriano Vitale

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

peplum | ancient egypt

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Genres:

Drama | History

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

15 January 1964 (USA)

Also Known As:

Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile

Filming Locations:

Incir De Paolis, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

MAX Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Amenhopis IV changed his name to Akhenaten after converting to the worship of the Aton, and his capital was Akhet-Aton, not Thebes.

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Connections

Referenced in Stump the Stars: Ed Begley vs. Jeanne Crain (1963)

User Reviews

Based on historical deeds about Pharaoh Amenophis IV and Nefertiti

The film centers about Amenophis IV(Amadeo Nazzari) son of Amenophis III who reigned in Egypt. He was married to Nefertiti(Jeanne Crain) which loved Tutmes(Edmund Purdom), sculptor who made the famous bust from her.

Amenophis IV imposed sole and only one God : ¨Aton¨ or God Sun, pitting to the priests(Vincent Price)followers of ¨Amon Ra¨. Marriage between Amenophis and Nefertiti would born Tutankhamon. Set design is breathtaking and Carlo Rustichelli's music is excellent. Jeanne Crain is beautiful, Vincent Price as always plays very well a villain person. There are several secondaries and good Italians actors seen in Peplum or Sword and Sandals genre: Alberto Farnese, Liana Orfei, Umberto Raho,Ralph Baldasarre, among others. The movie gets likeness to 'Sinuhe the Egyptian' but lack luster and budget. Rating: 6 points/10