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Land of the Pharaohs

  • 1955
  • Approved
  • 1h 46m
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6.6/10
4.9K
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Land of the Pharaohs (1955)
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.
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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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Howard Hawks
  • Writers
    • William Faulkner
    • Harry Kurnitz
    • Harold Jack Bloom
  • Stars
    • Jack Hawkins
    • Joan Collins
    • Dewey Martin
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    4.9K
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    • Director
      • Howard Hawks
    • Writers
      • William Faulkner
      • Harry Kurnitz
      • Harold Jack Bloom
    • Stars
      • Jack Hawkins
      • Joan Collins
      • Dewey Martin
    • 102User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Jack Hawkins
    Jack Hawkins
    • Pharaoh Khufu
    Joan Collins
    Joan Collins
    • Princess Nellifer
    Dewey Martin
    Dewey Martin
    • Senta, Vashtar's Son
    Alexis Minotis
    Alexis Minotis
    • Hamar, the High Priest
    James Robertson Justice
    James Robertson Justice
    • Vashtar, the Master Architect
    Luisella Boni
    Luisella Boni
    • Kyra
    • (as Luisa Boni)
    Sydney Chaplin
    Sydney Chaplin
    • Treneh, The Captain of the Guard
    James Hayter
    James Hayter
    • Mikka, Vashtar's Servant
    Kerima
    Kerima
    • Queen Nailla
    Piero Giagnoni
    • Xenon
    Ferruccio Amendola
    • Egyptian Architect
    • (uncredited)
    Gianfranco Bellini
    • Captain of the Guard
    • (uncredited)
    Valérie Camille
    • Dancer at the Party
    • (uncredited)
    Diego Carlisi
    • Priest
    • (uncredited)
    Carlo D'Angelo
    Carlo D'Angelo
    • Nabuna, Nellifer's Bodyguard
    • (uncredited)
    Cyril Delevanti
    Cyril Delevanti
    • Bit Part
    • (uncredited)
    Vittoria Febbi
    • Mea
    • (uncredited)
    David Muss
    • Dancer at the Party
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Howard Hawks
    • Writers
      • William Faulkner
      • Harry Kurnitz
      • Harold Jack Bloom
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    • Trivia
      The movie was Producer and Director Howard Hawks' first commercial failure. It caused him to take a break from directing and travel through Europe for a few years. His next movie, Rio Bravo (1959), was the longest break between two movies in his career.
    • Goofs
      In the opening scene the pharaoh is described as a descendant of the sun god Amon / Amun. But during the Old Kingdom the the sun god was Ra. Amun only rose to prominence, and merged with Ra, as Amun-Ra, during the Middle Kingdom, some thousand years later.
    • Quotes

      Hamar: You must give the order, your Majesty.

      Princess Nellifer: The order is given.

      [a priest walks around the pharaoh's sarcophagus breaking the clay pots which will release the sand and set the sealing of the pyramid in motion]

      Hamar: It is done, your Majesty.

      Princess Nellifer: Then I Nellifer am now Queen of Egypt and I now order...

      [she pauses listening to a distant sound]

      Princess Nellifer: What is this?

      Hamar: The tomb is being sealed, your Majesty.

      Princess Nellifer: NO! Show me the way out! I command you; show me the way out!

      Hamar: There's no way out. This is what you lied and schemed and murdered to achieve! THIS is your kingdom!

      Princess Nellifer: No, no, no.

      [she sobs uncontrollably]

      Princess Nellifer: I don't want to die. I don't want to die. I don't want to die; Please help me!

      [she collapses on the floor of the burial chamber]

    • Connections
      Edited into The Story of Mankind (1957)

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    7/10

    Great for its genre

    It's hard to know how to rate movies like this because the genre is so inherently cheesy. In the grand scheme of all cinema, it probably should only get a 6 out of 10, but within the "swords and sandals" genre, it surely rates a 10! There are many classic themes here: an aging man's wish to be remembered through a great monument, a slave's desire to win freedom for his people, an ambitious woman's lust for power at any cost. Of course, everything is overacted and obvious as hell, but the plot stays focused, unrolling inexorably to it's horror-movie ending. This is Saturday afternoon escapism at its best.
    • KimB-3
    • Jun 28, 1999
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    • Release date
      • June 24, 1955 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Howard Hawks' Land of the Pharaohs
    • Filming locations
      • The Unfinished Obelisk, Aswan, Egypt(Quarry scenes)
    • Production company
      • Continental Company
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    • Budget
      • $2,900,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.55 : 1

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