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.| Status: | Released (1954-08-25) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 1 nomination total |
| Screen: | Philip Dunne, Casey Robinson, Mika Waltari |
| Productions: | 20th Century Fox |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | ελληνικά, English |
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Casts
- 26155: Edmund Purdom - Sinuhe
- 30290: Victor Mature - Horemheb
- 14501: Peter Ustinov - Kaptah
- 14500: Jean Simmons - Merit
- 20124: Gene Tierney - Baketamon
- 92930: Bella Darvi - Nefer
- 20392: Michael Wilding - Akhnaton
Crews
- 4109: Michael Curtiz - Director - Directing
- 116326: Philip Dunne - Screenplay - Writing
- 4509: Casey Robinson - Screenplay - Writing
- 1146055: Mika Waltari - Novel - Writing
- 8502: Darryl F. Zanuck - Producer - Production
- 13270: Leon Shamroy - Director of Photography - Camera
- 10603: Barbara McLean - Editor - Editing
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Edmund Purdom plays the title role in this scalpel-and-sandal melodrama that may be loosely based on "The Tale of Sinuhe" from the 12th and 13th dynasties (c. 1900 BC) as a physician and his friend who encounter the Pharaoh (Michael Wilding) in the desert and rescue him from a lion a ....
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