Overview:
A captured architect designs an ingenious plan to ensure the impregnability of the tomb of a self-absorbed Pharaoh, obsessed with the security of his next life.| Status: | Released (1955-07-24) |
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| Screen: | William Faulkner, Harry Kurnitz, Harold Jack Bloom |
| Productions: | Continental Film, Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 10018: Jack Hawkins - Pharaoh Khufu
- 13637: Joan Collins - Princess Nellifer
- 83314: Dewey Martin - Senta
- 5042: Alex Minotis - Hamar
- 11130: James Robertson Justice - Vashtar
- 46547: Luisella Boni - Kyra
- 29304: Sydney Chaplin - Treneh
Crews
- 11435: Howard Hawks - Director - Directing
- 13971: William Faulkner - Writer - Writing
- 17843: Harry Kurnitz - Writer - Writing
- 10077: Harold Jack Bloom - Writer - Writing
- 13338: Lee Garmes - Director of Photography - Camera
- 4308: Russell Harlan - Director of Photography - Camera
- 4082: Dimitri Tiomkin - Original Music Composer - Sound
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Reviews
John Chard
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The barbarous love that left Egypt’s great pyramid as its wondrous landmark. Land of the Pharaohs is directed by Howard Hawks and collectively written by Harold Jack Bloom, William Faulkner and Harry Kurnitz. It stars Jack Hawkins, Joan Collins, James Robertson Justice, Dewey Mart ....
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_**Building the Great Pyramid in Egypt**_ After years of war victories and accumulated wealth circa 2600 BC, Pharaoh Khufu (Jack Hawkins) becomes obsessed with building an impenetrable tomb for his body & riches, etc. Khufu turns to the brilliant architect and newly acquired slave ....
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I wouldn't say that this was Jack Hawkins' finest film and it certainly isn't something that would have kept Cecil B. de Mille awake at night but it is watchable enough despite the script being a bit garrulous. Hawkins' Pharaoh Khufu tasks a captive James Robertson Justice to design ....
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