The Egyptian

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.

Cast

Edmund Purdom

Edmund Purdom

as Sinuhe

Victor Mature

Victor Mature

as Horemheb

Peter Ustinov

Peter Ustinov

as Kaptah

Jean Simmons

Jean Simmons

as Merit

Gene Tierney

Gene Tierney

as Baketamon

Bella Darvi

Bella Darvi

as Nefer

Michael Wilding

Michael Wilding

as Akhnaton

Judith Evelyn

Judith Evelyn

as Taia

Henry Daniell

Henry Daniell

as Mekere

John Carradine

John Carradine

as Grave Robber

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Edmund Purdom plays the title role in this scalpel-and-sandal melodrama that may be loosely based on "The Tale of Sinuhe" from the 12th and 13th dynasties (c. 1900 BC) as a physician and his friend who encounter the Pharaoh (Michael Wilding) in the desert and rescue him from a lion after he has had ...

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