Land of the Pharaohs (1955)
Joan Collins: Princess Nellifer
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Quotes
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Hamar : You must give the order, your Majesty.
Princess Nellifer : The order is given.
[a priest walks around the pharaoh's sarcophagus breaking the clay pots which will release the sand and set the sealing of the pyramid in motion]
Hamar : It is done, your Majesty.
Princess Nellifer : Then I Nellifer am now Queen of Egypt and I now order...
[she pauses listening to a distant sound]
Princess Nellifer : What is this?
Hamar : The tomb is being sealed, your Majesty.
Princess Nellifer : NO! Show me the way out! I command you; show me the way out!
Hamar : There's no way out. This is what you lied and schemed and murdered to achieve! THIS is your kingdom!
Princess Nellifer : No, no, no.
[she sobs uncontrollably]
Princess Nellifer : I don't want to die. I don't want to die. I don't want to die; Please help me!
[she collapses on the floor of the burial chamber]
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Princess Nellifer : [contemptuously] My Lord Priest, I'm well aware of your hostility and emnity. May I say that the feeling is mutual. Within thirty days I ...
Hamar : [interrupting her] A long time ago, Your Majesty, I made a pact and swore to be buried with my friend and ruler. Therefore, Madam, when you are Queen, I will not be here, and you no longer need to worry about me.
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Princess Nellifer : [seductively to Treneh] Even a queen may be lonely.
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Pharaoh Cheops : [referring to the jewels in his treasure trove] You wish to know how they were won or where they came from?
Princess Nellifer : No, only to see it and to feel it.
Pharaoh Cheops : Just like a woman!
Princess Nellifer : Would you change me, Sire?
Pharaoh Cheops : No! No, never!
Princess Nellifer : Feels almost soft - like something to be caressed. Only gold feels that way.