The Egyptian

1954

139 min

6.4

Ends at

In eighteenth-dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe, a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his friend Horemheb is appointed to the service of the new Pharoah. Sinuhe's personal triumphs and tragedies are played against the larger canvas of the turbulent events of the 18th dynasty. As Sinuhe is drawn into court intrigues he learns the answers to the questions he has sought since his birth.

Budget

$5,000,000

Genre

History, Drama

Director

Michael Curtiz

Country

United States of America

Cast & Crew

Edmund Purdom

Victor Mature

Peter Ustinov

Jean Simmons

Gene Tierney

Bella Darvi

Michael Wilding

Judith Evelyn

Henry Daniell

John Carradine

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The Egyptian

In eighteenth-dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe, a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his friend Horemheb is appointed to the service of the new Pharoah. Sinuhe's personal triumphs and tragedies are played against the larger canvas of the turbulent events of the 18th dynasty. As Sinuhe is drawn into court intrigues he learns the answers to the questions he has sought since his birth.

  • Edmund Purdom

  • Victor Mature

  • Peter Ustinov

  • Jean Simmons

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