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The Egyptian

1954, Movie, NR, 140 mins

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Long and tedious, this lavishly mounted spectacle lost a great deal of money. Brando was penciled in to play the lead but bowed out and Fox contract player Edmund Purdom moved into the role. Darryl Zanuck was allegedly having an affair with Bella Darvi (her name, in fact, was a combination of his and his wife's, Virginia) and wanted her to be presented in a spectacular fashion. Purdom is a healer in pre-Christian times; Ustinov is his servant. Simmons is a tavern waitress wh... read more leave a comment
Year: 1954
Rated NR

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Cast
Jean Simmons: Merit
Victor Mature: Horemheb
Gene Tierney: Baketamon
Michael Wilding: Akhnaton
Bella Darvi: Nefer
Peter Ustinov: Kaptah

 

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