The Silver Pharaoh (3 Nov. 2010)

Secrets of the Dead examines the the tomb of Psusennes I an Egyptian Pharaoh of the Intermediate Period whose burial place was discovered shortly before World War II.

Director:

Andy Webb

Stars:

Melissa Dring, Yasmin El Shazly, King Faroukh

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Melissa Dring	...	Herself - Forensic Artis
Yasmin El Shazly	...	Herself - Egyptian Museum
King Faroukh	...	Himself (archive footage)
Fawzi Gaballah	...	Himself - Professor of Anatomy, Cairo University
Adolf Hitler	...	Himself (archive footage)
Salima Ikram	...	Herself - Egyptologist, America University, Cairo
Peter Lacovara	...	Himself - Egyptologist, Emory University
Peter McInerney	...	Pierre Montet
Jon Privett	...	Himself - Archaeologist
Liev Schreiber	...	Himself - Narrator

Storyline

Secrets of the Dead examines the the tomb of Psusennes I an Egyptian Pharaoh of the Intermediate Period whose burial place was discovered shortly before World War II.

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Genres:

Documentary | History | Mystery | War

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Details

Release Date:

3 November 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

User Reviews

Decent.

This episode of "Secrets of the Dead" was about the Pharaoh Psusennes--a relatively forgotten leader from the Egyptian 'Dark Ages'. The show called it Dark Ages because it was a period of decline of the empire and power of the pharaohs. It occurred between the reign of King Tut and the last dynasty (Cleopatra). Apparently, the sarcophagus containing Psusennes was unearthed just before WWII and pretty much forgotten--as cataclysmic world wars have a way of obscuring big archaeological finds. However, seven decades later, the folks who made this show take the body (what's left of it) and funeral apparel out of storage and discuss his life and impact. Oddly, one of the death masks (and it appears that several are included inside the sarcophagus) is made not of gold but silver.

Overall, a mildly interesting episode of this PBS series. While it's far from one of the more interesting shows, it is compelling and worth seeing.