"Nova" Riddles of the Sphinx (2010)

Director:

Gary Glassman

Writer:

Gary Glassman (writer)

TV Series:

"Nova" (1974)

Original Air Date:

19 January 2010 (Season 37, Episode 11)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography

Plot:

Nova investigates the Great Sphinx of Egypt in an attempt to understand its origin, creation, and purpose. |

Plot Keywords:

Sphinx | Human Sacrifice | Hieroglyph | Stone Carving | Estimate

Cast

Laura Brown	...	Himself - Handshouse Studio
Rick Brown	...	Himself - Handshouse Studio
Gunter Dreyer	...	Himself - German Archaeological Institute
Ramsey Faragallah	...	(voice)
Zahi Hawass	...	Himself - Supreme Council of Antiquities
Mark Lehner	...	Himself - Ancient Egypt Research Associates
Fathi Mohamed	...	Himself - Sculptor
Jay O. Sanders	...	Himself - Narrator
Rainer Stadelmann	...	Himself - German Archaeological Institute
Kasia Szpakowska	...	Herself - Swansea University

Directed by
Gary Glassman

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Gary Glassman		writer

Produced by
Paula Apsell	....	senior executive producer (as Paula S. Apsell)
Tristan Barako	....	content producer
Maureen Barden Lynch	....	coordinating producer
Laurie Cahalane	....	coordinating producer
Patrick Carey	....	associate producer
Gary Glassman	....	producer
Yves Jeanneau	....	executive producer: Telfrance
Christine Le Goff	....	executive producer: Telfrane
Isabelle Lemonnier	....	line producer: Telfrance
Lisa Mirowitz	....	senior producer
Pamela Rosenstein	....	development producer
Ben Sweeney	....	associate producer
Stephen Sweigart	....	supervising producer
Melanie Wallace	....	senior series producer

Original Music by
Ed Tomney

Cinematography by
Yoan Cart
Ibrahim El-Batout		(as Ibrahim El Batout)
Rob Fortunato
Stephen McCarthy

Film Editing by
Rob Tinworth

Production Management
Patrick Carey	....	post-production manager
Nathan Gunner	....	post-production manager
Romany Helmy	....	production manager: Egypt
Regina O'Toole	....	post-production supervisor

Art Department
Jon Hayward	....	designer
Tyler Howe	....	senior designer

Sound Department
Isabelle Aubron	....	sound editor
Mahmoud El Batout	....	sound recordist
Greg McCleary	....	sound mixer
Keith McManus	....	sound recordist
Olivier Schwob	....	sound recordist
Geof Thurber	....	sound designer

Camera and Electrical Department
Mark Bussell	....	still photographer
Mahmoud Eaz	....	camera operator
Ramadan El Gamel	....	camera operator
Quiterie Seguin-Medrinal	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Lauren Aguirre	....	executive editor
Michael H. Amundson	....	colorist
Jim Ferguson	....	post-production on-line editor
Darcy Forlenza	....	post-production assistant
David Levin	....	assistant editor
Susan K. Lewis	....	senior editor
Rebecca Nieto	....	post-production editor
Melissa Salpietra	....	associate editor
Peter Tyson	....	editor in chief
Rachel VanCott	....	editorial assistant
Jason York	....	post-production editor

Music Department
Ray Loring	....	music theme
John Luker	....	music theme
Rob Morsberger	....	music theme
Walter Werzowa	....	music theme

Other crew
Kristine Allington	....	project coordinator
Kate Becker	....	researcher
Linda Callahan	....	production coordinator
Eileen Campion	....	publicist
Samantha Cohen	....	intern
Hélène Coldefy	....	advisor
Mykim Dang	....	administrator: Nova
Linzy Emery	....	compliance manager
Sarah Erlandson	....	paralegal
Janice Flood	....	talent relations
Zola Jane Glassman	....	intern
Sacha Guillaume	....	location manager: Telfrance
Ivan Hadingham	....	senior science editor
Dan Hart	....	developer
Scott Kardel	....	talent relations (as Scott Kardel Esq.)
Ahmed Khalil	....	production assistant
Alan Kwan	....	developer
Karen Laverty	....	publicist
Ben Livermore	....	developer
Victoria Louie	....	publicist
Carole McFall	....	publicist
Lisa Mirowitz	....	project director
Ryan Murdock	....	production assistant
Nova	....	independent auditor
Gaia Remerowski	....	senior researcher
Alan Ritsko	....	managing director
Susan Rosen	....	legal counsel
Melissa Sanchez	....	intern
Steve Sears	....	marketing
Karinna Sjo-Gaber	....	publicist
Joseph P. Tracy	....	business manager
Madeline Wisecup	....	intern
Tiffany Yoon	....	intern
Theresa Zeitz-Lindamood	....	intern

Thanks
Hafiz Abd-El Azim Ahmed	....	special thanks
Jonathan Bechard	....	special thanks
Jonathan Beckhardt	....	special thanks
Adel Marey Hamad	....	special thanks
Ramadan Hussein	....	special thanks
Mary Anne Murray	....	special thanks
Esmail Naguib	....	special thanks
Walaa Sheta	....	special thanks
Christiane Zivie-Coche	....	special thanks

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mark Davis		(episode "Mars Dead or Alive" 2004)
Mark Hobson		(episode "Orangutan - Man of the Forest")

Produced by
D.J. Roller	....	producer (one episode)

Original Music by
James Yannatos

Cinematography by
Sam Henriques		(lighting cameraman) (multiple episodes)
D.J. Roller		(multiple episodes)

Sound Department
G. John Garrett	....	production sound mixer (multiple episodes) (1985-)
Rob Whitehurst	....	sound recordist (1992-)

Other crew
Gary Martyn	....	production assistant
Sallie McGuire Nicholas	....	production assistant

Distributors

• NHK BS1 (2012) (Japan) (TV)
• PBS International (2010) (Non-USA) (all media)