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The Pharaohs' Woman

Original title: La donna dei faraoni
  • 19601960
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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The Pharaohs' Woman (1960)
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A beautiful girl and a young physician fall in love in the midst of a family, and power struggle between rival princes of Upper and Lower Egypt. When all seems to turn to the better, a dejec... Read allA beautiful girl and a young physician fall in love in the midst of a family, and power struggle between rival princes of Upper and Lower Egypt. When all seems to turn to the better, a dejected woman gets her revenge, and the couple's destruction.A beautiful girl and a young physician fall in love in the midst of a family, and power struggle between rival princes of Upper and Lower Egypt. When all seems to turn to the better, a dejected woman gets her revenge, and the couple's destruction.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
54
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Viktor Tourjansky
  • Writers
    • Remigio Del Grosso
    • Ugo Liberatore
    • Virgilio Tosi(story)
  • Stars
    • Linda Cristal
    • Pierre Brice
    • Armando Francioli
Top credits
  • Director
    • Viktor Tourjansky
  • Writers
    • Remigio Del Grosso
    • Ugo Liberatore
    • Virgilio Tosi(story)
  • Stars
    • Linda Cristal
    • Pierre Brice
    • Armando Francioli
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    The Pharaohs' Woman (1960)
    John Drew Barrymore, Pierre Brice, and Linda Cristal in The Pharaohs' Woman (1960)
    John Drew Barrymore in The Pharaohs' Woman (1960)
    Pierre Brice and Armando Francioli in The Pharaohs' Woman (1960)
    John Drew Barrymore in The Pharaohs' Woman (1960)
    John Drew Barrymore and Pierre Brice in The Pharaohs' Woman (1960)
    Linda Cristal and Armando Francioli in The Pharaohs' Woman (1960)
    John Drew Barrymore, Pierre Brice, and Linda Cristal in The Pharaohs' Woman (1960)
    Linda Cristal in The Pharaohs' Woman (1960)
    Pierre Brice and Linda Cristal in The Pharaohs' Woman (1960)
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    Linda Cristal
    Linda Cristal
    • Akisas Akis
    Pierre Brice
    Pierre Brice
    • Amosis the Physicianas Amosis the Physician
    Armando Francioli
    Armando Francioli
    • Ramses prince of Thebesas Ramses prince of Thebes
    John Drew Barrymore
    John Drew Barrymore
    • Sabaku prince of Bubastisas Sabaku prince of Bubastis
    Lilli Lembo
    • Marethas Mareth
    Nerio Bernardi
    Nerio Bernardi
    Guido Celano
    Guido Celano
    Andreina Rossi
    • High Priestessas High Priestess
    Ugo Sasso
    Nando Angelini
    Nadia Brivio
    Enzo Fiermonte
    Enzo Fiermonte
    Luciano Francioli
    Fedele Gentile
    Nino Marchetti
    Anna Placido
    Wilma Sempetery
    Anita Todesco
    • Director
      • Viktor Tourjansky
    • Writers
      • Remigio Del Grosso
      • Ugo Liberatore
      • Virgilio Tosi(story)
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    • Trivia
      This was the first feature released in Techniscope.
    • Crazy credits
      The copyright notice and the MPAA seal appear on the Universal-International opening logo.
    • Alternate versions
      The director's cut had a running time of 106 minutes, but the international version (English dubbed) was cut to 87 minutes, reducing the battle violence and some plot liaison scenes. Some sources mention an 81 minute version.
    • Connections
      Featured in Kolossal - i magnifici Macisti (1977)

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    8/10
    One of the few and more successful attempts to portray life in Ancient Egypt
    An earnest and largely successful attempt to portray life in ancient Egypt through the story of an ambitious woman who aggressively hooks up with three young nobles by swimming out to their pleasure barge on the Nile river, rather like an eager groupie going along for a joy ride. Eventually, the rival lords (Barrymore and Francioli) each become a pharaoh, one of upper and one of lower Egypt. The girl (Linda Cristal) becomes a queen but her ambition ends in ruin as the two kings war with each other. The third lord (Brice), a loyal physician is finally rewarded by pairing up with the deposed queen. Costumes, sets, and such props as the royal barge are convincing with colorful period detail and Cristal is lovely, as usual.
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    • Apr 3, 2003

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    • Release date
      • May 1961 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Die Frau der Pharaonen
    • Filming locations
      • Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Vic Film
      • Faro Film
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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