The Egyptian

IMDb 6.4 1954 • 139 min • HistoryDrama

Director

Michael Curtiz

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Edmund Purdom
Edmund Purdom Sinuhe
Victor Mature
Victor Mature Horemheb
Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov Kaptah
Jean Simmons
Jean Simmons Merit
Gene Tierney
Gene Tierney Baketamon