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Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit
Adventure · Action · 2010
Jack Hunter, an adventurous treasure seeker, goes to Syria after his mentor and father figure Professor Fredrick Shaffer is killed. Professor Frederick Shaffer believed that the people of Ugarit, a town in Syria that existed during the Pharoah’s reign, had buried a treasure before they were wiped out by the Pharoahs. Jack Hunter is one of the few archaeologists in the world who can interpret Ugarit writings
Movie details
Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit
2010 Adventure · Action 1h 38m
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TMDB
6.4 / 10
Community rating
Jack Hunter, an adventurous treasure seeker, goes to Syria after his mentor and father figure Professor Fredrick Shaffer is killed. Professor Frederick Shaffer believed that the people of Ugarit, a town in Syria that existed during the Pharoah’s reign, had buried a treasure before they were wiped out by the Pharoahs. Jack Hunter is one of the few archaeologists in the world who can interpret Ugarit writings
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Terry Cunningham
Written by
Kevin Moore · Steven Jones · Terry Cunningham · George Shamieh
Ivan Sergei
Jack Hunter
Joanne Kelly
Nadia Ramadan
Thure Riefenstein
Albert Littmann
Susan Ward
Liz
M
Mario Naim Bassil
Tariq
Sean Lawlor
Professor Frederick Shaffer
Muhammed Cangören
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Put Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
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