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Land of the Pharaohs

Land of the Pharaohs

Drama · History · 1955

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.

Movie details

Land of the Pharaohs

“HER BLOOD STAINED EVERY STONE OF THE PYRAMID”

1955 Drama · History 1h 45m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.6 / 10

5K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

80 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

65 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.4 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Land of the Pharaohs?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Howard Hawks

Written by

Harry Kurnitz · William Faulkner · Harold Jack Bloom

Jack Hawkins

Jack Hawkins

Pharaoh Khufu

Joan Collins

Joan Collins

Princess Nellifer

Dewey Martin

Dewey Martin

Senta

Alex Minotis

Alex Minotis

Hamar

James Robertson Justice

James Robertson Justice

Vashtar

Luisella Boni

Luisella Boni

Kyra

Sydney Chaplin

Sydney Chaplin

Treneh

Court is in session

Put Land of the Pharaohs on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.