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UNITED STATES · 1954
The Egyptian
Synopsis
In eighteenth-dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe, a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his friend Horemheb is appointed to the service of the new Pharoah. Sinuhe's personal triumphs and tragedies are played against the larger canvas of the turbulent events of the 18th dynasty. As Sinuhe is drawn into court intrigues he learns the answers to the questions he has sought since his birth.
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United States · Classical Hollywood
Films with Similar Themes
ancient Egypt · physician and medicine · court intrigue · social ascension · personal identity
