Land of the Pharaohs
HER BLOOD STAINED EVERY STONE OF THE PYRAMID
1955 • 105 min • Drama · History
Synopsis
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.
Our family guide
Best from age 10- 100 Reviewers · 3 · 53%
- 64 Audience · 110 · 47%
To ensure a secure afterlife, an ancient Egyptian Pharaoh commands an architect to build an impenetrable tomb. The film follows the elaborate construction of the pyramid and the treachery that unfolds within the royal court as obsession takes hold.
- Violence & peril
- 3/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 0/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 3/10
Heads up
- Some peril and violent implications
- Betrayal and treachery in the plot
- Cobras featured as a threat
What it models well
- Ingenuity and engineering
- Historical context
- Consequences of greed
Talk about it after
- Obsession with power and legacy
- Life and death in ancient cultures
- The value of human life versus monuments
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Top billed cast
Director: Howard Hawks • Crew: William Faulkner, Harry Kurnitz, Harold Jack Bloom
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Reviewer notes
RecommendedI wouldn't say that this was Jack Hawkins' finest film and it certainly isn't something that would have kept Cecil B. de Mille awake at night but it is watchable enough despite the script being a bit garrulous.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers_**Building the Great Pyramid in Egypt**_ After years of war victories and accumulated wealth circa 2600 BC, Pharaoh Khufu (Jack Hawkins) becomes obsessed with building an impenetrable tomb for his body & riches, etc. Khufu turns to the brilliant architect and newly acquired slave, Vashtar (James Robertson Justice), to build the Great Pyramid, aka the Pyramid of Cheops or Giza.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersThe barbarous love that left Egypt’s great pyramid as its wondrous landmark. Land of the Pharaohs is directed by Howard Hawks and collectively written by Harold Jack Bloom, William Faulkner and Harry Kurnitz. It stars Jack Hawkins, Joan Collins, James Robertson Justice, Dewey Martin and Alex Minotis. Music is by Dimitri Tiomkin and cinematography by Lee Garmes and Russell Harlan.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.4/10 (110)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $2,900,000
- IMDb
- tt0048283
