Sphinx
5.2
“Beyond the sealed door was the last undiscovered treasure in Egypt. And it's all hers - if she can get out alive!”
Egyptologist Erica Baron finds more than she bargained for during her long-planned trip to The Land of the Pharoahs - murder, theft, betrayal, love, and a mummy's curse!
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Cast
16 people
Lesley-Anne Down
Erica Baron
Known for
North and South
The Bold and the Beautiful
Frank Langella
Akmed Khazzan
Known for
The Ninth Gate
The Americans
Maurice Ronet
Yvon Mageot
Known for
Elevator to the Gallows
The Fire Within
John Gielgud
Abdu-Hamdi
Known for
The Elephant Man
Gandhi
Vic Tablian
Khalifa
Known for
Raiders of the Lost Ark
South Kensington
Martin Benson
Mohammed
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Goldfinger
John Rhys-Davies
Stephanos Markoulis
Known for
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Nadim Sawalha
Gamal
Known for
Cleopatra
Arabian Nights
Saeed Jaffrey
Selim
Known for
The Man Who Would Be King
Gandhi
William Hootkins
Don, Tour Guide
Known for
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Batman
James Cossins
Lord Carnarvon
Known for
The Man with the Golden Gun
Fawlty Towers
Victoria Tennant
Lady Carnarvon
Known for
L.A. Story
All of Me
Franklin J. Schaffner Director · John Byrum Screenplay Robin Cook Author
Worldwide gross $2M · Budget $14M · United States release February 11, 1981
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Budget
$14,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,022,771
Gross vs. budget
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Production
Orion Pictures
Production · Studio
S & L Films
Production
United States · Netherlands
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 11, 1981
Theatrical
Australia
April 8, 1981 · Theatrical
Japan
April 3, 1981 · Theatrical
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