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Feature film — 1954

The Egyptian (1954)

6.52h 19mHistory — Drama

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.

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20th Century Fox

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Director: Michael Curtiz

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Cast & crew

Edmund Purdom as Sinuhe

Edmund Purdom

Sinuhe

Victor Mature as Horemheb

Victor Mature

Horemheb

Peter Ustinov as Kaptah

Peter Ustinov

Kaptah

Jean Simmons as Merit

Jean Simmons

Merit

Gene Tierney as Baketamon

Gene Tierney

Baketamon

Bella Darvi as Nefer

Bella Darvi

Nefer

Michael Wilding as Akhnaton

Michael Wilding

Akhnaton

Judith Evelyn as Taia

Judith Evelyn

Taia

Henry Daniell as Mekere

Henry Daniell

Mekere

John Carradine as Grave Robber

John Carradine

Grave Robber

Carl Benton Reid as Senmut

Carl Benton Reid

Senmut

Tommy Rettig as Thoth

Tommy Rettig

Thoth

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