Land of the Pharaohs
“HER BLOOD STAINED EVERY STONE OF THE PYRAMID”
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.
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Cast
19 people
Jack Hawkins
Pharaoh Khufu
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Joan Collins
Princess Nellifer
Known for
Tales from the Crypt
Dynasty
Dewey Martin
Senta
Known for
The Thing from Another World
The Big Sky
Alex Minotis
Hamar
Known for
Notorious
The Chase
James Robertson Justice
Vashtar
Known for
Moby Dick
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Luisella Boni
Kyra
Known for
Caterina in the Big City
Sydney Chaplin
Treneh
Known for
Limelight
A Countess from Hong Kong
James Hayter
Mikka
Known for
The Crimson Pirate
Oliver!
Kerima
Queen Nailla
Also in
The Ship of Condemned Women
The She-Wolf
Piero Giagnoni
Xenon
Also in
Boy on a Dolphin
Adventure in the archipelago
Ferruccio Amendola
Egyptian Architect (uncredited)
Known for
Why Did You Pick On Me?
The Legend of the Titanic
Gianfranco Bellini
Captain of the Guard (uncredited)
Known for
West and Soda
Howard Hawks Director · Harold Jack Bloom Writer William Faulkner Writer
Worldwide gross $2.7M · Budget $2.9M · United States release July 24, 1955
Box office
Budget
$2,900,000
Worldwide gross
$2,700,000
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
Continental Film
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · July 24, 1955
Theatrical
Austria
March 1, 1956 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 19, 1958 · Theatrical
Germany
September 23, 1955 · Theatrical · Warner
United Kingdom
May 3, 1956 · Theatrical
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