The Egyptian (1954)

  • NR
  • 08/25/1954 (US)
  • History, Drama
  • 2h 19m

To Nefer, shameless temptress of Babylon, he surrendered his parents' hope of immortality!

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.

Michael Curtiz

Director

Casey Robinson

Screenplay

Mika Waltari

Novel

Philip Dunne

Screenplay

Cast

Edmund Purdom's headshot

Edmund Purdom

Sinuhe
Victor Mature's headshot

Victor Mature

Horemheb
Peter Ustinov's headshot

Peter Ustinov

Kaptah
Jean Simmons's headshot

Jean Simmons

Merit
Gene Tierney's headshot

Gene Tierney

Baketamon
Bella Darvi's headshot

Bella Darvi

Nefer
Michael Wilding's headshot

Michael Wilding

Akhnaton
Judith Evelyn's headshot

Judith Evelyn

Taia

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