The Egyptian

Aug 25, 1954

2h 19m

★ 6.4

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.

Genres

History

Drama

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

The Egyptian Trailers

Cast

Sinuhe

Edmund Purdom

Horemheb

Victor Mature

Kaptah

Peter Ustinov

Merit

Jean Simmons

Baketamon

Gene Tierney

Nefer

Bella Darvi

Akhnaton

Michael Wilding

Taia

Judith Evelyn

Mekere

Henry Daniell

Grave Robber

John Carradine

Senmut

Carl Benton Reid

Thoth

Tommy Rettig

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