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The Egyptian ()

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In ancient Egypt, a poor orphan becomes a genial physician and is eventually appointed at the Pharaoh's court where he witnesses palace intrigues and learns dangerous royal secrets.
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Merit
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Horemheb
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Baketamon
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Akhnaton
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Nefer
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Kaptah
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Sinuhe
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Taia
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Mekere
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Grave Robber
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Senmut
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Thoth
Anitra Stevens ...
Queen Nefertiti
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Lady in Waiting
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First Princess
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Egyptian Dancer
Harry Thompson ...
Nubian
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Priest
Lawrence Ryle ...
Priest
Tiger Joe Marsh ...
Libyan Guard
Karl 'Killer' Davis ...
Libyan Guard
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Ship's Captain
Peter Reynolds ...
Sinuhe - Age 10
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Officer
Don Blackman ...
Nubian Prince
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Governess
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Foreman - House of Death (uncredited)
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Student in School of Life (uncredited)
Sharon Jan Altman ...
Princess (uncredited)
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Hittite Commander (uncredited)
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Citizen (uncredited)
Elizabeth Bartilet ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Don Bender ...
Boy (uncredited)
Sidney Bernstein ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Alfredo Berumen ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Geraldine Bogdonovich ...
Tavern Waitress (uncredited)
Mario Bramucci ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Brad Brown ...
Palace Soldier (uncredited)
Esther Brown ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
George Chester ...
Nubian Guard (uncredited)
Michael Cirillo ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Kipa (uncredited)
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Patient (uncredited)
Lesley-Marie Colburn ...
Little Girl (uncredited)
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Townswoman (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Hittite Officer (uncredited)
Paul Cristo ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Alvin Burke Deer ...
Boy (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Joan Douglas ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Jack Ellis ...
Priest (uncredited)
Nestor Eristoff ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Franco Fantasia ...
Hittite Officer (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Otto Forrest ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman ...
Priest (uncredited)
Jeanne Gail ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Dede Gainor ...
Princess (uncredited)
Aurello Galli ...
Boy (uncredited)
Israel Garcia ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Man in Street (uncredited)
Charles Gonzales ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Peggy Gordon ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Maia Gregory ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Diane Gump ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Yeghishe Harout ...
Syrian at Nefer's (uncredited)
Marcoreta Hellman ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Lars Hensen ...
Citzen (uncredited)
Barbara James ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Kay Koury ...
Citizen (uncredited)
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High Priest (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Cadet (uncredited)
Michael Macey ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
John Mooney ...
Officer (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Victor Paul ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Jose Portugal ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Max Reid ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Wilma Reid ...
Nefer's Maid (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Servant (uncredited)
Paul Salata ...
Egyptian Official (uncredited)
Jack Santoro ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Peter Seal ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Harry Seymour ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Boy (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
Larry Stanton ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Murray Steckler ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Saye Sumi ...
Nefer's Maid (uncredited)
Mike Tellegen ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Coleen Vico ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Robert Wegner ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Nancy Westbrook ...
Minor Role (uncredited)

Directed by

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Michael Curtiz

Written by

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Philip Dunne ... (screen play) and
Casey Robinson ... (screen play)
 
Mika Waltari ... (novel)

Produced by

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Darryl F. Zanuck ... producer

Music by

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Bernard Herrmann
Alfred Newman

Cinematography by

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Leon Shamroy ... director of photography

Editing by

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Barbara McLean

Editorial Department

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Leonard Doss ... color consultant
Lyman Hallowell ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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George W. Davis
Lyle R. Wheeler ... (as Lyle Wheeler)

Set Decoration by

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Paul S. Fox
Walter M. Scott

Makeup Department

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Ben Nye ... makeup artist
Helen Turpin ... hair stylist
Lynn F. Reynolds ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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William Eckhardt ... assistant director
Addison Schaumer Jr. ... assistant director
Ray Kellogg ... second unit director (uncredited)
Jack Sonntag ... assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Alfred Bruzlin ... sound
Roger Heman Sr. ... sound (as Roger Heman)
Dick Jensen ... sound editor (uncredited)
Richard Kupper ... sound editor (uncredited)
Bert Ross ... sound editor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Ray Kellogg ... special photographic effects
Matthew Yuricich ... visual effects artist (uncredited)

Stunts

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Fred Carson ... stunts (uncredited)
Bill Catching ... stunts (uncredited)
George Cernak ... stunts (uncredited)
George Dockstader ... stunts (uncredited)
John Epper ... stunts (uncredited)
Sol Gorss ... stunts (uncredited)
Michael Granger ... stunts (uncredited)
Stubby Kruger ... stunts (uncredited)
Bert LeBaron ... stunts (uncredited)
Charles Regan ... stunts (uncredited)
George Robotham ... stunts (uncredited)
Jack Stoney ... stunts (uncredited)
Louis Tomei ... stunts (uncredited)
Terry Wilson ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Scotty McEwin ... assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Leo Tover ... director of photography: second unit (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Charles Le Maire ... wardrobe director
Sam Benson ... wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
Joan Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)
Ed Wynigear ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

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George Adams ... music editor
Robert Russell Bennett ... orchestrator
Ken Darby ... vocal supervisor
Earle Hagen ... orchestrator
Dave Kahn ... music editor (as David Khan)
Pete King ... orchestrator
Gus Levene ... orchestrator
Robert Mayer ... music editor
Bernard Mayers ... orchestrator
Alfred Newman ... music supervisor
Edward B. Powell ... orchestrator
Victor Bay ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Vince De Rosa ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Bernard Herrmann ... conductor (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)
The Hollywood Symphony Orchestra ... music performed by (uncredited)
Alfred Newman ... conductor (uncredited)
Lionel Newman ... music supervisor (uncredited)
Paul Salamunovich ... choral singer (uncredited)
Herbert W. Spencer ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Urban Thielmann ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Raymond Turner ... musician: piano (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Eva Monley ... script supervisor: second unit (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Stephen Papich ... choreographer
Elizabeth Riefstahl ... technical advisor
Norman Stuart ... dialogue coach
Frank Inn ... animal trainer (uncredited)
Gertrude Kingston ... research assistant (uncredited)
Mel Koontz ... animal trainer (uncredited)
Frances C. Richardson ... research director (uncredited)
Robert St. Angelo ... stand-in (uncredited)
Richard Talmadge ... fill-in director (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

In eighteenth dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe (Edmund Purdom), a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his friend Horemheb (Victor Mature) is appointed to the service of the new Pharoah (Michael Wilding). Sinuhe's personal triumphs and tragedies are played against the larger canvas of the turbulent events of the eighteenth dynasty. As Sinuhe is drawn into court intrigues, and bizarre secrets are revealed to him, he learns the answers to the questions he has sought since his birth. Short on historical accuracy, but strong on plot and characterization. Written by Molly Malloy

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Taglines To Nefer, shameless temptress of Babylon, he surrendered his parents' hope of immortality! See more »
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Also Known As
  • L'égyptien (France)
  • Sinuhé, el egipcio (Spain)
  • Sinuhe, egyptiern (Finland, Swedish title)
  • Sinuhe egyptiläinen (Finland)
  • Sinuhe, egyptiern (Sweden)
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Runtime
  • 139 min
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Budget $5,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia One of the few Hollywood "spectacles" in which top billing went to a woman: Jean Simmons. See more »
Goofs Akhnaton was succeeded by Tutankhamen, not Horemheb. Horemheb succeeded Aye, who was the successor of Tutankhamen. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Ancient Secrets of the Bible (1992). See more »
Quotes Nefer: No. I brought you here only to show you the gate in my garden wall. Later, when all of my guests have gone... I will be here by my lotus pool.
Sinuhe: Why do you tell me this?
Nefer: Perhaps because I am fond of gifts, and the greatest gift any man can bring to a woman is his innocence, which he can give only once.
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