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Land of the Pharaohs is a 1955 American epic historical drama film in CinemaScope and WarnerColor from Warner Brothers, produced and directed by Howard Hawks. The cast was headed by Jack Hawkins as Pharaoh Khufu and Joan Collins as one of his wives, Nellifer.
Land of the Pharaohs: Directed by Howard Hawks. With Jack Hawkins, Joan Collins, Dewey Martin, Alexis Minotis. 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.
Jan 2, 2024 · Land Of The Pharaohs. Obsessed with his fate in the afterlife, the egotistical Pharaoh Khufu (Jack Hawkins) recruits oppressed architect Vashtar (James Robertson Justice) and forces him to design the most lavish and well-secured pyramid ever built.
Obsessed with his fate in the afterlife, the egotistical Pharaoh Khufu (Jack Hawkins) recruits oppressed architect Vashtar (James Robertson Justice) and forces him to design the most lavish and...
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Land of the Pharaohs. Thousands of extras (9,787 in one scene alone!), magnificently detailed sets (including the pyramid's inner labyrinth) and vast desert vistas fill the screen and astonish the eye. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
In 2900 B.C., Egyptian pharaoh Khufu, who is considered a living god by his people, returns from war with his soldiers, laden with stolen treasure and slaves.
Director Howard Hawks, who worked brilliantly in practically every movie genre, shows his mastery of the large-scale epic with this gigantic production filmed on location in Egypt.
Khufu, a ruthless, rich and paranoid pharaoh, has decided to build the ultimate tomb to defy grave robbers and the ages. He uses a captive engineer to design the tomb in exchange for the release of the engineer's people.
Hawkins' Pharaoh Khufu tasks a captive James Robertson Justice to design and build a tomb that cannot be robbed - and the film tells a tale of court intrigues, greed and lust for power whilst that is being built.
Joan Collins ("Dynasty") stars in this spectacle about the great Pharaoh who used 100,000 people over 30 years to erect a pyramid memorial for a barbarous love. Collins is the sweet yet villainous pharaoh's wife in this Howard Hawks ("Rio Bravo," "Only Angels Have Wings") epic.
