The Seventh Scroll (1999– )

In the year 3000 BC an illegitimate son is born to Queen Lostris and the brave warrior Tanus. Her devoted eunuch Taita, a loyal servant, takes the baby boy and places him in a basket on the... See full summary »

Stars:

Wilfried Baasner, Jeff Fahey, Karina Lombard

Cast

Series cast summary:
Wilfried Baasner	...	Lord Intef

Storyline

In the year 3000 BC an illegitimate son is born to Queen Lostris and the brave warrior Tanus. Her devoted eunuch Taita, a loyal servant, takes the baby boy and places him in a basket on the Nile. Five thousand years later, during our time, famous archaeologist Duraid al Simma and his wife Royan discover Queen Lostris's grave at the same spot, with ten scrolls inside it resembling a form of diary. The seventh scroll, which contains directions to Mamose's magnificent tomb with the legendary treasure, disappears without trace. Soon afterwards the couple adopt an unusual boy who displays an almost magical urge to be close to the Nile, so they name him after the river god Hapi. It is only ten years later that Taita's secret is almost solved. Fanatical art thief Schiller is also very curious about the information, and tries to track down more with the aid of his sidekick Boris. Whe Duraid dies during a struggle for possession of the scroll, Hapi and his mother turn to Nick Harper, an old ...

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Plot Keywords:

tv mini series

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Genres:

Drama | Action | Adventure | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

USA Italy

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

24 June 1999 (Italy)

Also Known As:

A hetedik tekercs

Filming Locations:

Atlas Corporation Studios, Ouarzazate, Morocco

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lux International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 267 min (3 parts)

Color:

Color

User Reviews

When will there ever be a "real" director brave enough to film a Wilbur Smith epos??

If you are a real Wilbur Smith fan, The Seventh Scroll TV mini series will probably be very hard to watch till the end. At least, for me it was. The script is way too simple; a lot of times the dialogs do not fit the character speaking, especially hapi's dialog. Besides that, the acting is unrealistic. For example, the "bad guys" at the beginning of the film look more like a caricatures then criminals. The only actor giving away some form of performance it the one playing Taita. He is probably also the one with a script closest to the text from the books.

If only a real movie director would have the courage to take on of Wilbur Smiths series and make it into one or more descent movies...