Movie Cosmos - The Egyptian

Description:

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

As Sinuhe

Victor Mature

As Horemheb

Peter Ustinov

As Kaptah

Jean Simmons

As Merit

Gene Tierney

As Baketamon

Bella Darvi

As Nefer

Michael Wilding

As Akhnaton

Judith Evelyn

As Taia

Henry Daniell

As Mekere

John Carradine

As Grave Robber

Carl Benton Reid

As Senmut

Tommy Rettig

As Thoth

Anitra Stevens

As Queen Nefertiti

Michael Ansara

As Hittite Commander

Henry Corden

As Hittite Officer

Mady Comfort

As Egyptian Female

Richard Allan

As Student in School of Life

Sharon Jan Altman

As Princess

Rama Bai

As Citizen

Don Bender

As Boy

Don Blackman

As Nubian Prince

Geraldine Bogdonovich

As Tavern Waitress

Brad Brown

As Palace Soldier

George Bruggeman

As Soldier

George Chester

As Nubian Guard

Angela Clarke

As Kipa

Edmund Cobb

As Patient

Karl 'Killer' Davis

As Libyan Guard

Carmen De Lavallade

As Egyptian Dancer

Alvin Burke Deer

As Boy

James Dime

As Soldier

Franco Fantasia

As Hittite Officer

Dede Gainor

As Princess

Aurello Galli

As Boy

John George

As Man in Street (uncredited)

Mimi Gibson

As Princess

Michael Granger

As Officer

Yeghishe Harout

As Syrian at Nefer's

Lars Hensen

As Citizen

Kay Koury

As Citizen

Paul Kruger

As High Priest

Ian MacDonald

As Ship's Captain

Tyler MacDuff

As Cadet

Tiger Joe Marsh

As Libyan Guard

Donna Martell

As Lady in Waiting

Mike Mazurki

As Foreman, House of Death

George Melford

As Priest

John Mooney

As Officer

Wilma Reid

As Nefer's Maid

Peter Reynolds

As Sinuhe - Age 10

John Roy

As Servant

Lawrence Ryle

As Priest

Paul Salata

As Egyptian Official

Harry Shearer

As Boy

Ray Spiker

As Soldier

Saye Sumi

As Nefer's Maid

Harry Thompson

As Nubian

Alice Tissot

As Old Woman Near the House of Death

Joan Winfield

As Governess

Nico Minardos

Top Crew >

Michael Curtiz

Director

Philip Dunne

Screenplay

Casey Robinson

Screenplay

Mika Waltari

Novel

Darryl F. Zanuck

Producer

Leon Shamroy

Director of Photography

Barbara McLean

Editor

George W. Davis

Art Direction

Lyle R. Wheeler

Art Direction

Paul S. Fox

Set Decoration

Walter M. Scott

Set Decoration

Ben Nye

Makeup Artist

Alfred Newman

Original Music Composer

Bernard Herrmann

Original Music Composer

Gertrude Kingston

Research Assistant

Frances C. Richardson

Researcher

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (6/10)

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 some sort of fit. "Sinuhe" becomes a wealthy and well patronised doctor to the court and to the rich and famous and the film takes us through his, and the kingdom's, ups and downs. Victor Mature plays his ambitious friend Horemheb; Peter Ustinov is great as the rather morally challenged "Kaptah" and Bella Darvi is super as the enigmatic "Nefer". The writing is a bit long-winded and the acting stilted, but Michael Curtiz keeps it just about moving until a rather flat ending.

2022-11-21