Land of the Pharaohs (1955)
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- 1h 46min
- Adventure, Drama
- 24 Jun 1955 (USA)
- Movie
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Cast verified as complete
Jack Hawkins | ... |
Pharaoh Khufu
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Joan Collins | ... |
Princess Nellifer
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Dewey Martin | ... |
Senta, Vashtar's Son
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Alexis Minotis | ... |
Hamar, the High Priest
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James Robertson Justice | ... |
Vashtar, the Master Architect
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Luisella Boni | ... |
Kyra
(as Luisa Boni)
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Sydney Chaplin | ... |
Treneh, The Captain of the Guard
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James Hayter | ... |
Mikka, Vashtar's Servant
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Kerima | ... |
Queen Nailla
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Piero Giagnoni | ... |
Xenon
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Ferruccio Amendola | ... |
Egyptian Architect (uncredited)
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Gianfranco Bellini | ... |
Captain of the Guard (uncredited)
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Valérie Camille | ... |
Dancer at the Party (uncredited)
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Diego Carlisi | ... |
Priest (uncredited)
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Carlo D'Angelo | ... |
Nabuna, Nellifer's Bodyguard (uncredited)
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Cyril Delevanti | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Vittoria Febbi | ... |
Mea (uncredited)
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David Muss | ... |
Dancer at the Party (uncredited)
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The Paul Steffan Dancers | ... |
Dancer at the Party (uncredited)
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Bud Thompson | ... |
Dancer at the Party (uncredited)
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Sheb Wooley | ... |
Screaming Victim (uncredited) (archiveSound)
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Directed by
Howard Hawks |
Written by
William Faulkner | ... | (written by) & |
Harry Kurnitz | ... | (written by) and |
Harold Jack Bloom | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Chuck Hansen | ... | associate producer (uncredited) |
Howard Hawks | ... | producer (produced by) |
Arthur Siteman | ... | associate producer |
Music by
Dimitri Tiomkin |
Cinematography by
Lee Garmes | ... | (photographed by) |
Russell Harlan | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
Vladimir Sagovsky | ... | (as V. Sagovsky) |
Editorial Department
Rudi Fehr | ... | supervising editor |
Art Direction by
Alexandre Trauner |
Costume Design by
Mayo | ||
Lucilla Mussini | ... | (uncredited) |
Makeup Department
Emile LaVigne | ... | makeup artist (as Emile Lavigne) |
Ann Locker | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
Chuck Hansen | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Helmick | ... | assistant director |
Noël Howard | ... | second unit director (as Noel Howard) |
Alfonso Felici | ... | assistant director: location (uncredited) |
Chuck Hansen | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Jean-Paul Sassy | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Eddie Fowlie | ... | property master (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Oliver S. Garretson | ... | sound |
Ed Scheid | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Malcolm Stewart | ... | sound playback (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Donald Steward | ... | special effects (as Don Steward) |
Visual Effects by
Louis Lichtenfield | ... | photographic effects supervisor (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Ernst Haas | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Homer Plannette | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joan Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Dimitri Tiomkin | ... | conductor |
Victor Aller | ... | orchestra manager (uncredited) |
Emanuel Bay | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Victor Bay | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Haakon Bergh | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Ennio Bolognini | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Morris Boltuch | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
John T. Boudreau | ... | musician: drums (uncredited) |
André Brummer | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Lucien Cailliet | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Alexander DuVoir | ... | musician: oboe (uncredited) |
Manuel Emanuel | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Henry Emerson | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
George Faye | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Arthur L. Frantz | ... | musician-french horn (uncredited) |
Ossip Giskin | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Philip Goldberg | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Jester Hairston | ... | choral director (uncredited) |
David Klatzkin | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Mitchell Lurie | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
Lily Mahler | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Paul Marquardt | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Jack Marsh | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
Peter Mercurio | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
George Parrish | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Jack Pepper | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Leonid Raab | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Max Rabinowitz | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Pinky Savitt | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Waldmar Seliger | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Eudice Shapiro | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Barbara Shik | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Tibor Shik | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Peter Sniadoff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Harry Solloway | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Herbert Taylor | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Milton Thomas | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Raymond Turner | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Seymour Zeldin | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Maisie Kelly | ... | continuity |
Transportation Department
Christian Ferry | ... | transportation coordinator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Dalida | ... | stand-in: Joan Collins (uncredited) |
Enzo Musumeci Greco | ... | master of arms (uncredited) |
Robert Rietty | ... | voice dubbing: Alexis Minotis (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- AFEX (1956) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Centrala Wynajmu Filmów (1972) (Poland) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Pictures Germany (1955) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1959) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1956) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1956) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1955) (United States) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1956) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1959) (United States) (theatrical) (reissue)
- ARTE (2017) (France) (tv)
- ARTE (2024) (France) (tv)
- Canale 5 (1984) (Italy) (tv)
- Direct 8 (2005) (France) (tv)
- France 3 (2003) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- France Régions 3 (FR3) (1982) (France) (tv)
- France Régions 3 (FR3) (1986) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Warner Archive Collection (2023) (United States) (Blu-ray) (4k restoration)
- Warner Home Video (1991) (Germany) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1990) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1992) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Vidéo (2007) (France) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
Plot Summary |
In ancient Egypt, the Pharaoh Khufu (Jack Hawkins) is obsessed with acquiring gold and plans to take it all with him into the "second life". To this end, he enlists the aid of Vashtar (James Robertson Justice), an architect whose people are enslaved in Egypt. The deal: build a robbery-proof tomb and the enslaved people will be freed. During the years that the pyramid is being built, Cyprian Princess Nellifer (Dame Joan Collins) becomes the Pharaoh's second wife, and she plots to prevent Khufu from taking his treasure with him when he dies, as well as helping him make the journey early.
Written by Ron Kerrigan |
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Taglines | Buried Alive! THE CRUEL PHARAOH'S DECREE...FOR HIS WIVES...HIS SLAVES...HIS COURT! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $2,900,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
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. See more » |
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. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into The Story of Mankind (1957). See more » |
Quotes |
Vashtar:
Listen to them, Vashtar! This is a funeral, but they're not sad. They almost seem as if they're happy Vashtar: The life they hope for in the future seems to mean more to them than their present life. Vashtar's servant: I wonder if any of them ever saw or spoke to someone living in the future. Vashtar: I don't think so, Mikka. Vashtar's servant: I'd rather enjoy this life. Mind you, the wine in the grave sounds like a good idea, but how do I know I'll be thirsty? See more » |