The Egyptian
“To Nefer, shameless temptress of Babylon, he surrendered his parents' hope of immortality!”
1954•NR•2h 19m•6.5•Released
HistoryDrama
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.
Director
Michael Curtiz
Writer
Philip Dunne, Casey Robinson
Budget
$5M
Revenue
$15M
Languages
Greek, English
Studio
20th Century Fox
Cast
Edmund Purdom
Sinuhe
Victor Mature
Horemheb
Peter Ustinov
Kaptah
Jean Simmons
Merit
Gene Tierney
Baketamon
Bella Darvi
Nefer
Michael Wilding
Akhnaton
Judith Evelyn
Taia
Henry Daniell
Mekere
John Carradine
Grave Robber
Carl Benton Reid
Senmut
Tommy Rettig
Thoth
Anitra Stevens
Queen Nefertiti
Michael Ansara
Hittite Commander
Henry Corden
Hittite Officer
Production
Company
20th Century Fox
Producer
Darryl F. Zanuck
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