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Sfinksi

Original title: Sphinx
  • 1981
  • K-16
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
1.6K
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John Gielgud, Lesley-Anne Down, and Frank Langella in Sfinksi (1981)
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Egyptologist Erica Baron finds more than she bargained for during her long-planned trip to The Land of the Pharoahs: murder, theft, betrayal, love, and a mummy's curse.Egyptologist Erica Baron finds more than she bargained for during her long-planned trip to The Land of the Pharoahs: murder, theft, betrayal, love, and a mummy's curse.Egyptologist Erica Baron finds more than she bargained for during her long-planned trip to The Land of the Pharoahs: murder, theft, betrayal, love, and a mummy's curse.

  • Director
    • Franklin J. Schaffner
  • Writers
    • John Byrum
    • Robin Cook
  • Stars
    • Lesley-Anne Down
    • Frank Langella
    • Maurice Ronet
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.1/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Franklin J. Schaffner
    • Writers
      • John Byrum
      • Robin Cook
    • Stars
      • Lesley-Anne Down
      • Frank Langella
      • Maurice Ronet
    • 33User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Lesley-Anne Down and Maurice Ronet in Sfinksi (1981)
    Sfinksi (1981)
    John Gielgud, Lesley-Anne Down, and Frank Langella in Sfinksi (1981)
    John Gielgud, Lesley-Anne Down, Frank Langella, Martin Benson, John Rhys-Davies, and Maurice Ronet in Sfinksi (1981)
    Lesley-Anne Down and Maurice Ronet in Sfinksi (1981)

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    Lesley-Anne Down
    Lesley-Anne Down
    • Erica Baron
    Frank Langella
    Frank Langella
    • Akmed Khazzan
    Maurice Ronet
    Maurice Ronet
    • Yvon Mageot
    John Gielgud
    John Gielgud
    • Abdu-Hamdi
    • (as Sir John Gielgud)
    Vic Tablian
    Vic Tablian
    • Khalifa
    Martin Benson
    Martin Benson
    • Muhammed
    John Rhys-Davies
    John Rhys-Davies
    • Stephanos Markoulis
    Nadim Sawalha
    Nadim Sawalha
    • Gamal
    Tutte Lemkow
    Tutte Lemkow
    • Tewfik
    Saeed Jaffrey
    Saeed Jaffrey
    • Selim
    Eileen Way
    • Aida
    William Hootkins
    William Hootkins
    • Don
    Mark Kingston
    Mark Kingston
    • Carter
    James Cossins
    James Cossins
    • Lord Carnarvon
    Victoria Tennant
    Victoria Tennant
    • Lady Carnarvon
    Cengiz Saner
    • Akmed's Servant
    Kevork Malikyan
    Kevork Malikyan
    • Bell Boy
    Ismat Rafat
    • Dr. Fahkry
    • Director
      • Franklin J. Schaffner
    • Writers
      • John Byrum
      • Robin Cook
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Jill Clayburgh turned down the role of Erica Baron.
    • Goofs
      The heroine takes a taxi from the Nile Hilton hotel to the Cairo Museum--those two buildings are more or less next door to each other (e.g. online guides for tourists say it is a five-minute walk).
    • Quotes

      Yvon Mageot: Listen, Erica, before you say anything, I'm not very proud of that little stunt I pulled back in Cairo.

      Erica Baron: Some of the most charming men in history have been utter cads, Yvon.

    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Nighthawks/Modern Romance/Heaven's Gate/Excalibur/Napoleon (1981)

    User reviews33

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    5/10
    Lara Croft she ain't!
    This could have been Erica Baron: Tomb Raider, 20 years before Lara grabbed the headlines. It's got great locations as anyone who's been to Egypt will know, and a half decent story to go with it. Unfortunately instead of being Lara Croft confident and kick-ass, Erica Baron will scream at almost anything and trip over and bump into everyone and everything in her path (and then scream again for good measure). She'll even scream when a sticking plaster is ripped off someone else's face for Christ's sake! She'll then stop, panic and then run (while flailing her arms around) when things get dangerous. Things definitely moved on in the 20 years after this was made until Lara arrived.

    Even as a Dr of Egyptology she's sub-standard. Despite being able to read hieroglyphics, she's clearly never been to Egypt before as she has absolutely no idea about the culture, and even when arriving at the great pyramid, she goes for a camel ride before seeing any Egyptian history! Deary me. When speaking to he locals she'll only attempt to speak English and give up on them before they've had time to gesture or try and communicate. Actually, speaking English to them just makes their faces completely blank as if they've not heard her at all!

    Despite this the story moves along to its relatively good ending, despite a shoot out at the end where every bullet hits a nearby jug or vase and never the target!!

    All in all, highly recommended!!!
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 14, 1981 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sphinx
    • Filming locations
      • Budapest, Hungary
    • Production companies
      • Orion Pictures
      • S & L Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $14,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,022,771
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $439,564
      • Feb 16, 1981
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,022,771
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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