- Ancient Egypt is ruled by a corrupt, politically scheming priesthood, and the woman who dominates the story is the courtesan Nefer, who coldly strips the physician Sinuhe of his fortune and even his parents' tomb before discarding him - a ruin that drives his parents to suicide.
The Egyptian (1954)
film · 1954 film by Michael Curtiz
- Director
- Michael Curtiz
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Distributor
- 20th Century Studios
- Runtime
- 139 min
- Genre
- drama film
- Cast
- Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Gene Tierney, Michael Wilding