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The Egyptian

1954 · 139 min

A grand, slow-moving ancient-world epic that feels solemn and morally weighty, with lavish spectacle and a brooding sense of fate.

Tagline
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • faith
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
history, drama
Directed by
Michael Curtiz
Written by
Casey Robinson, Philip Dunne
Starring
Edmund Purdom, Victor Mature, Peter Ustinov, Jean Simmons, Gene Tierney, Bella Darvi, Michael Wilding, Judith Evelyn
Music
Alfred Newman, Bernard Herrmann
Cinematography
Leon Shamroy
Runtime
139 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Greek, English

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