A captured architect designs an ingenious plan to ensure the impregnability of tomb of a self-absorbed Pharaoh, obsessed with the security of his next life.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Jack Hawkins | ... | Pharaoh Khufu | |
| Joan Collins | ... | Princess Nellifer | |
| Dewey Martin | ... | Senta, Vashtar's Son | |
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Alexis Minotis | ... | Hamar, the High Priest (as Alex Minotis) |
| James Robertson Justice | ... | Vashtar, the Master Architect | |
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Luisella Boni | ... | Kyra (as Luisa Boni) |
| Sydney Chaplin | ... | Treneh, The Captain of the Guard | |
| James Hayter | ... | Mikka, Vashtar's Servant | |
| Kerima | ... | Queen Nailla | |
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Piero Giagnoni | ... | Xenon |
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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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24 June 1955 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$2,900,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
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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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The voice of the James Hayter character is dubbed by George Coulouris. See more »Goofs
The title of Pharaoh, which derives from the Egyptian for 'Palace,' was not introduced until at least 1,300 years after the time in which this film is set. 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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It's hard to know how to rate movies like this because the genre is so inherently cheesy. In the grand scheme of all cinema, it probably should only get a 6 out of 10, but within the "swords and sandals" genre, it surely rates a 10! There are many classic themes here: an aging man's wish to be remembered through a great monument, a slave's desire to win freedom for his people, an ambitious woman's lust for power at any cost. Of course, everything is overacted and obvious as hell, but the plot stays focused, unrolling inexorably to it's horror-movie ending. This is Saturday afternoon escapism at its best.