Land of the Pharaohs

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Land of the Pharaohs is a 1955 epic historical drama film directed by Howard Hawks that portrays the construction of an ancient Egyptian pyramid and the intrigue surrounding a powerful pharaoh.

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Land of the Pharaohs canonical 3

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instanceOf epic historical drama film ⓘ
film ⓘ
basedOn original screenplay ⓘ
character Pharaoh Khufu ⓘ
linked to: Khufu
cinematographer Lee Garmes ⓘ
composer Dimitri Tiomkin ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
depicts ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
pyramid construction ⓘ
royal succession intrigue ⓘ
director Howard Hawks ⓘ
distributor Warner Bros. ⓘ
editor Christian Nyby ⓘ
filmingProcess Technicolor ⓘ
genre epic film ⓘ
historical drama film ⓘ
hasArtDirectionBy Alexander Golitzen ⓘ
hasColor color ⓘ
hasCostumeDesignBy Mary Wills ⓘ
hasTheme betrayal within royalty ⓘ
power and immortality ⓘ
slavery and labor in antiquity ⓘ
mainSubject construction of an Egyptian pyramid ⓘ
pharaonic court intrigue ⓘ
narrativeLocation Giza pyramid complex (fictionalized) ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOf 1950s American epic cinema ⓘ
producer Warner Bros. ⓘ
productionCompany Warner Bros. ⓘ
publicationDate 1955 ⓘ
releaseFormat theatrical film ⓘ
releaseYear 1955 ⓘ
runtime approximately 106 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Harold Jack Bloom ⓘ
Harry Kurnitz ⓘ
William Faulkner ⓘ
setInPeriod Ancient Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
settingLocation Egypt ⓘ
starring Alexis Minotis ⓘ
Dewey Martin ⓘ
Jack Hawkins ⓘ
Joan Collins ⓘ
Sydney Chaplin ⓘ

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Joan Collins → wasCastIn → Land of the Pharaohs ⓘ
Dewey Martin → notableWork → Land of the Pharaohs ⓘ