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The Egyptian

To Nefer, shameless temptress of Babylon, he surrendered his parents' hope of immortality!

1954 · 2 h 19 · United States · English

  • Drama
  • History

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.

Directed by
Michael Curtiz
Written by
Philip Dunne, Casey Robinson
Based on
Mika Waltari

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