The Egyptian
(1954)
★ 6.5 IMDb · 109 votes
Year: 1954
Runtime: 139 мин
Country: United States of America
Director: Майкл Кёртиц
Cast: Edmund Purdom, Victor Mature, Питер Устинов, Jean Simmons, Джин Тирни, Bella Darvi, Michael Wilding, Джудит Эвелин, Henry Daniell, Джон Кэрредин
Plot
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.
In eighteenth dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe (Edmund Purdom), a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his friend Horemheb (Victor Mature) is appointed to the service of the new Pharoah (Michael Wilding). Sinuhe's personal triumphs and tragedies are played against the larger canvas of the turbulent events of the eighteenth dynasty. As Sinuhe is drawn into court intrigues, and bizarre secrets are revealed to him, he learns the answers to the questions he has sought since his birth. Short on historical accuracy, but strong on plot and characterization.