Tutankhamun In Colour

Jun 18, 2020

0h 59m

★ 8.0

Oxford University Egyptologist Elizabeth Frood is our guide to the discovery of the tomb on 4 November 1922..

Overview

The BBC version of "King Tut In Color" documentary. A century after the world’s most exciting archaeological find - the tomb of Tutankhamun - we can witness the dramatic scenes of its discovery and marvel at its extraordinary treasures exactly as they were then, in colour.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

BBC Four

Blakeway Productions

France Télévisions

National Geographic

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Cast

Self - Presenter

Elizabeth Frood

Self (archive footage)

Howard Carter

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Tutankhamun In Colour

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