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… Read more
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The Egyptian
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Movie · History · Drama · NR
1954 · 2h 19m · ★ 31% (6.7K)
To Nefer, shameless temptress of Babylon, he surrendered his parents' hope of immortality!
Director: Michael Curtiz
Starring: Edmund Purdom, Victor Mature, Peter Ustinov
Overview
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.
Director
Michael Curtiz
Production
20th Century Fox
Cast
Edmund Purdom, Victor Mature, Peter Ustinov, Jean Simmons, Gene Tierney, Bella Darvi, Michael Wilding, Judith Evelyn, Henry Daniell, John Carradine, Carl Benton Reid, Tommy Rettig, Anitra Stevens, Michael Ansara, Henry Corden, Mady Comfort, Richard Allan, Sharon Jan Altman, Rama Bai, Don Bender